What color is #C7B8CB?

#C7B8CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B8CB?

The RGB value is 199, 184, 203: 199 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B8CB?

The complementary color is #BCCBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B8CB color

#C7B8CB rgb(199, 184, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7B8CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 72.2% green and 79.6% blue (199, 184, 203).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#C7B8CB color codes

HEX	`#C7B8CB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 184, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 72.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, 8.76, -7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 11.63, 318.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.472, 50.735, 63.57)`
Decimal	`13088971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B8CB, 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 #C7B8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #C7B8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b8cb; }
.text { color: #c7b8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 184 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b8cb, #cbb8c5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7B8CB?: #C7B8CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B8CB?: The RGB value is 199, 184, 203: 199 red, 184 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B8CB?: The complementary color is #BCCBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.