What color is #C4C0C8?

#C4C0C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C0C8?

The RGB value is 196, 192, 200: 196 red, 192 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C0C8?

The complementary color is #C4C8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C0C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C0C8 color

#C4C0C8 rgb(196, 192, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C0C8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 75.3% green and 78.4% blue (196, 192, 200).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 7% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#C4C0C8 color codes

HEX	`#C4C0C8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 192, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 75.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 7%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, 2.87, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 4.54, 309.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.038, 53.605, 62.238)`
Decimal	`12894408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C0C8, 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 #C4C0C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C0C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #C4C0C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c0c8; }
.text { color: #c4c0c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c0c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 192 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c0c8, #c8c0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4C0C8?: #C4C0C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C0C8?: The RGB value is 196, 192, 200: 196 red, 192 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C0C8?: The complementary color is #C4C8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C0C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.