What color is #C9B3C1?

#C9B3C1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B3C1?

The RGB value is 201, 179, 193: 201 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B3C1?

The complementary color is #B3C9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B3C1 color

#C9B3C1 rgb(201, 179, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9B3C1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 70.2% green and 75.7% blue (201, 179, 193).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#C9B3C1 color codes

HEX	`#C9B3C1`
RGB	`rgb(201, 179, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 70.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.14, 10.31, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.14, 11.14, 337.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.832, 48.509, 57.18)`
Decimal	`13218753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B3C1, 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 #C9B3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #C9B3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b3c1; }
.text { color: #c9b3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 179 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b3c1, #c9b3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C9B3C1?: #C9B3C1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B3C1?: The RGB value is 201, 179, 193: 201 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B3C1?: The complementary color is #B3C9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.