What color is #C4C3C8?

#C4C3C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C3C8?

The RGB value is 196, 195, 200: 196 red, 195 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C3C8?

The complementary color is #C7C8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C3C8 color

#C4C3C8 rgb(196, 195, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C3C8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 76.5% green and 78.4% blue (196, 195, 200).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 4% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#C4C3C8 color codes

HEX	`#C4C3C8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 195, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 76.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 4%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 3%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79, 1.27, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79, 2.7, 298.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.704, 54.936, 62.46)`
Decimal	`12895176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C3C8, 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 #C4C3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C4C3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c3c8; }
.text { color: #c4c3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 195 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c3c8, #c7c3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4C3C8?: #C4C3C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C3C8?: The RGB value is 196, 195, 200: 196 red, 195 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C3C8?: The complementary color is #C7C8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.