What color is #C4CBBB?

#C4CBBB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CBBB?

The RGB value is 196, 203, 187: 196 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CBBB?

The complementary color is #C2BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CBBB color

#C4CBBB rgb(196, 203, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CBBB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 79.6% green and 73.3% blue (196, 203, 187).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#C4CBBB color codes

HEX	`#C4CBBB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 203, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 79.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -5.29, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 8.89, 126.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.089, 58.035, 55.409)`
Decimal	`12897211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CBBB, 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 #C4CBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #C4CBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cbbb; }
.text { color: #c4cbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 203 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cbbb, #bccbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4CBBB?: #C4CBBB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CBBB?: The RGB value is 196, 203, 187: 196 red, 203 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CBBB?: The complementary color is #C2BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.