What color is #C4C6B0?

#C4C6B0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C6B0?

The RGB value is 196, 198, 176: 196 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C6B0?

The complementary color is #B2B0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C6B0 color

#C4C6B0 rgb(196, 198, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C6B0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.6% green and 69% blue (196, 198, 176).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#C4C6B0 color codes

HEX	`#C4C6B0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 198, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.19, -4.55, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.19, 11.72, 112.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.795, 55.259, 49.056)`
Decimal	`12895920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C6B0, 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 #C4C6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #C4C6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c6b0; }
.text { color: #c4c6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 198 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c6b0, #b9c6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C4C6B0?: #C4C6B0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C6B0?: The RGB value is 196, 198, 176: 196 red, 198 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C6B0?: The complementary color is #B2B0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.