What color is #C4BFD6?

#C4BFD6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BFD6?

The RGB value is 196, 191, 214: 196 red, 191 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BFD6?

The complementary color is #D1D6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BFD6 color

#C4BFD6 rgb(196, 191, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BFD6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 74.9% green and 83.9% blue (196, 191, 214).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#C4BFD6 color codes

HEX	`#C4BFD6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 191, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 74.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.38, 6.12, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.38, 12.47, 299.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.531, 53.852, 71.18)`
Decimal	`12894166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BFD6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C4BFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C4BFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bfd6; }
.text { color: #c4bfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 191 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bfd6, #d0bfd6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4BFD6?: #C4BFD6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BFD6?: The RGB value is 196, 191, 214: 196 red, 191 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BFD6?: The complementary color is #D1D6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.