What color is #C4C1C0?

#C4C1C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C1C0?

The RGB value is 196, 193, 192: 196 red, 193 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C1C0?

The complementary color is #C0C3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C1C0 color

#C4C1C0 rgb(196, 193, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C1C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 75.7% green and 75.3% blue (196, 193, 192).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 3% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#C4C1C0 color codes

HEX	`#C4C1C0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 193, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 75.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 3%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 2%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, 0.86, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 1.23, 45.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.348, 53.682, 57.515)`
Decimal	`12894656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C1C0, 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 #C4C1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #C4C1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c1c0; }
.text { color: #c4c1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 193 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c1c0, #c4c3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4C1C0?: #C4C1C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C1C0?: The RGB value is 196, 193, 192: 196 red, 193 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C1C0?: The complementary color is #C0C3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.