What color is #C4C5BC?

#C4C5BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C5BC?

The RGB value is 196, 197, 188: 196 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C5BC?

The complementary color is #BDBCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C5BC color

#C4C5BC rgb(196, 197, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C5BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.3% green and 73.7% blue (196, 197, 188).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#C4C5BC color codes

HEX	`#C4C5BC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 197, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, -1.97, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 4.81, 114.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.807, 55.299, 55.512)`
Decimal	`12895676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C5BC, 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 #C4C5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #C4C5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c5bc; }
.text { color: #c4c5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 197 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c5bc, #c0c5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4C5BC?: #C4C5BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C5BC?: The RGB value is 196, 197, 188: 196 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C5BC?: The complementary color is #BDBCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.