What color is #C7BEBD?

#C7BEBD 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 #C7BEBD?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 189: 199 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BEBD?

The complementary color is #BDC6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BEBD color

#C7BEBD rgb(199, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BEBD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (199, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#C7BEBD color codes

HEX	`#C7BEBD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, 2.98, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 3.39, 28.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.151, 52.644, 55.601)`
Decimal	`13090493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BEBD, 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 #C7BEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #C7BEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bebd; }
.text { color: #c7bebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bebd, #c7c3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7BEBD?: #C7BEBD 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 #C7BEBD?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 189: 199 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BEBD?: The complementary color is #BDC6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.