What color is #C7BCB8?

#C7BCB8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BCB8?

The RGB value is 199, 188, 184: 199 red, 188 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BCB8?

The complementary color is #B8C3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BCB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BCB8 color

#C7BCB8 rgb(199, 188, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BCB8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.7% green and 72.2% blue (199, 188, 184).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#C7BCB8 color codes

HEX	`#C7BCB8`
RGB	`rgb(199, 188, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, 3.17, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 4.65, 47.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.187, 51.57, 52.648)`
Decimal	`13089976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BCB8, 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 #C7BCB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BCB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #C7BCB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bcb8; }
.text { color: #c7bcb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bcb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 188 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bcb8, #c7c4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C7BCB8?: #C7BCB8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BCB8?: The RGB value is 199, 188, 184: 199 red, 188 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BCB8?: The complementary color is #B8C3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BCB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.