What color is #C9B8C3?

#C9B8C3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B8C3?

The RGB value is 201, 184, 195: 201 red, 184 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B8C3?

The complementary color is #B8C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B8C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B8C3 color

#C9B8C3 rgb(201, 184, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9B8C3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 72.2% green and 76.5% blue (201, 184, 195).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 14% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#C9B8C3 color codes

HEX	`#C9B8C3`
RGB	`rgb(201, 184, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 72.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 14%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, 7.97, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 8.65, 337.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.077, 50.639, 58.703)`
Decimal	`13220035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B8C3, 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 #C9B8C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B8C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #C9B8C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b8c3; }
.text { color: #c9b8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b8c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 184 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b8c3, #c9b8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C9B8C3?: #C9B8C3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B8C3?: The RGB value is 201, 184, 195: 201 red, 184 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B8C3?: The complementary color is #B8C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B8C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.