What color is #C9BEB9?

#C9BEB9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BEB9?

The RGB value is 201, 190, 185: 201 red, 190 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BEB9?

The complementary color is #B9C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BEB9 color

#C9BEB9 rgb(201, 190, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BEB9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.5% green and 72.5% blue (201, 190, 185).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#C9BEB9 color codes

HEX	`#C9BEB9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 190, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, 2.99, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 4.92, 52.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.257, 52.748, 53.371)`
Decimal	`13221561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BEB9, 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 #C9BEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #C9BEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9beb9; }
.text { color: #c9beb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9beb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 190 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9beb9, #c9c6b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9BEB9?: #C9BEB9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BEB9?: The RGB value is 201, 190, 185: 201 red, 190 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BEB9?: The complementary color is #B9C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.