What color is #C4C1BE?

#C4C1BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C1BE?

The RGB value is 196, 193, 190: 196 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C1BE?

The complementary color is #BEC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C1BE?

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.

#C4C1BE color

#C4C1BE rgb(196, 193, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C1BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 75.7% green and 74.5% blue (196, 193, 190).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C4C1BE color codes

HEX	`#C4C1BE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 193, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 75.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, 0.5, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 1.94, 75.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.128, 53.594, 56.356)`
Decimal	`12894654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C1BE, 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 #C4C1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C1BE 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 #C4C1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c1be; }
.text { color: #c4c1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 193 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c1be, #c4c4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4C1BE?: #C4C1BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C1BE?: The RGB value is 196, 193, 190: 196 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C1BE?: The complementary color is #BEC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C1BE?: 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.