What color is #C9BCBD?

#C9BCBD 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 #C9BCBD?

The RGB value is 201, 188, 189: 201 red, 188 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BCBD?

The complementary color is #BCC9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BCBD color

#C9BCBD rgb(201, 188, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BCBD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 73.7% green and 74.1% blue (201, 188, 189).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#C9BCBD color codes

HEX	`#C9BCBD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 188, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 73.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.32, 4.75, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.32, 4.89, 13.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.255, 52.059, 55.482)`
Decimal	`13221053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BCBD, 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 #C9BCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #C9BCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bcbd; }
.text { color: #c9bcbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bcbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 188 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bcbd, #c9c2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9BCBD?: #C9BCBD 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 #C9BCBD?: The RGB value is 201, 188, 189: 201 red, 188 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BCBD?: The complementary color is #BCC9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.