What color is #C4CACE?

#C4CACE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CACE?

The RGB value is 196, 202, 206: 196 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CACE?

The complementary color is #CEC8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CACE color

#C4CACE rgb(196, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CACE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (196, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#C4CACE color codes

HEX	`#C4CACE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, -1.3, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 3, 244.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.024, 58.433, 66.76)`
Decimal	`12896974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CACE, 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 #C4CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #C4CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cace; }
.text { color: #c4cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cace, #c4c5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4CACE?: #C4CACE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CACE?: The RGB value is 196, 202, 206: 196 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CACE?: The complementary color is #CEC8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.