What color is #C9BDBF?

#C9BDBF 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 #C9BDBF?

The RGB value is 201, 189, 191: 201 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BDBF?

The complementary color is #BDC9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BDBF color

#C9BDBF rgb(201, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BDBF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.1% green and 74.9% blue (201, 189, 191).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#C9BDBF color codes

HEX	`#C9BDBF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 4.57, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 4.6, 6.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.688, 52.575, 56.705)`
Decimal	`13221311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BDBF, 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 #C9BDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #C9BDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bdbf; }
.text { color: #c9bdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 189 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bdbf, #c9c1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9BDBF?: #C9BDBF 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 #C9BDBF?: The RGB value is 201, 189, 191: 201 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BDBF?: The complementary color is #BDC9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.