What color is #C9B2BB?

#C9B2BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B2BB?

The RGB value is 201, 178, 187: 201 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B2BB?

The complementary color is #B2C9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B2BB color

#C9B2BB rgb(201, 178, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9B2BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 69.8% green and 73.3% blue (201, 178, 187).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#C9B2BB color codes

HEX	`#C9B2BB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 178, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 69.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, 9.78, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 9.91, 351.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.977, 47.847, 53.659)`
Decimal	`13218491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B2BB, 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 #C9B2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #C9B2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b2bb; }
.text { color: #c9b2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 178 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b2bb, #c9b5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C9B2BB?: #C9B2BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B2BB?: The RGB value is 201, 178, 187: 201 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B2BB?: The complementary color is #B2C9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.