What color is #C7BBBC?

#C7BBBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BBBC?

The RGB value is 199, 187, 188: 199 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BBBC?

The complementary color is #BBC7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BBBC color

#C7BBBC rgb(199, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BBBC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (199, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C7BBBC color codes

HEX	`#C7BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(199, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 4.4, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 4.52, 12.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.4, 51.314, 54.817)`
Decimal	`13089724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BBBC, 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 #C7BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C7BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bbbc; }
.text { color: #c7bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bbbc, #c7c0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7BBBC?: #C7BBBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BBBC?: The RGB value is 199, 187, 188: 199 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BBBC?: The complementary color is #BBC7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.