What color is #C9BCB5?

#C9BCB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BCB5?

The RGB value is 201, 188, 181: 201 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BCB5?

The complementary color is #B5C2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BCB5 color

#C9BCB5 rgb(201, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BCB5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (201, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#C9BCB5 color codes

HEX	`#C9BCB5`
RGB	`rgb(201, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, 3.38, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 6.19, 56.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.41, 51.721, 51.035)`
Decimal	`13221045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BCB5, 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 #C9BCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #C9BCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bcb5; }
.text { color: #c9bcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bcb5, #c9c6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C9BCB5?: #C9BCB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BCB5?: The RGB value is 201, 188, 181: 201 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BCB5?: The complementary color is #B5C2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.