What color is #C4C4CE?

#C4C4CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C4CE?

The RGB value is 196, 196, 206: 196 red, 196 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C4CE?

The complementary color is #CECEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C4CE color

#C4C4CE rgb(196, 196, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C4CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 76.9% green and 80.8% blue (196, 196, 206).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#C4C4CE color codes

HEX	`#C4C4CE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 196, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 76.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, 1.88, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 5.33, 290.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.643, 55.672, 66.3)`
Decimal	`12895438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C4CE, 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 #C4C4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #C4C4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c4ce; }
.text { color: #c4c4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 196 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c4ce, #c9c4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4C4CE?: #C4C4CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C4CE?: The RGB value is 196, 196, 206: 196 red, 196 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C4CE?: The complementary color is #CECEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.