What color is #C4CCBA?

#C4CCBA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CCBA?

The RGB value is 196, 204, 186: 196 red, 204 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CCBA?

The complementary color is #C2BACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CCBA color

#C4CCBA rgb(196, 204, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CCBA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 80% green and 72.9% blue (196, 204, 186).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C4CCBA color codes

HEX	`#C4CCBA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 204, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 80%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81, -5.98, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81, 10.01, 126.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.219, 58.467, 54.926)`
Decimal	`12897466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CCBA, 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 #C4CCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #C4CCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ccba; }
.text { color: #c4ccba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ccba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 204 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ccba, #bbccba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4CCBA?: #C4CCBA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CCBA?: The RGB value is 196, 204, 186: 196 red, 204 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CCBA?: The complementary color is #C2BACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.