What color is #C9BDCA?

#C9BDCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BDCA?

The RGB value is 201, 189, 202: 201 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BDCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #C9BDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BDCA color

#C9BDCA rgb(201, 189, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BDCA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.1% green and 79.2% blue (201, 189, 202).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#C9BDCA color codes

HEX	`#C9BDCA`
RGB	`rgb(201, 189, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, 6.57, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 8.26, 322.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.944, 53.077, 63.321)`
Decimal	`13221322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BDCA, 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 #C9BDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #C9BDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bdca; }
.text { color: #c9bdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 189 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bdca, #cabdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C9BDCA?: #C9BDCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BDCA?: The RGB value is 201, 189, 202: 201 red, 189 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BDCA?: The complementary color is #BECABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.