What color is #C4CFCB?

#C4CFCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CFCB?

The RGB value is 196, 207, 203: 196 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CFCB?

The complementary color is #CFC4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CFCB color

#C4CFCB rgb(196, 207, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CFCB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (196, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#C4CFCB color codes

HEX	`#C4CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.2, -4.48, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.2, 4.53, 171.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.855, 60.673, 65.257)`
Decimal	`12898251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CFCB, 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 #C4CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #C4CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cfcb; }
.text { color: #c4cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cfcb, #c4cecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4CFCB?: #C4CFCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CFCB?: The RGB value is 196, 207, 203: 196 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CFCB?: The complementary color is #CFC4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.