What color is #C9BEBC?

#C9BEBC 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 #C9BEBC?

The RGB value is 201, 190, 188: 201 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BEBC?

The complementary color is #BCC7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BEBC color

#C9BEBC rgb(201, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BEBC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (201, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#C9BEBC color codes

HEX	`#C9BEBC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.8, 3.51, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.8, 4.25, 34.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.577, 52.876, 55.056)`
Decimal	`13221564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BEBC, 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 #C9BEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #C9BEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bebc; }
.text { color: #c9bebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bebc, #c9c5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9BEBC?: #C9BEBC 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 #C9BEBC?: The RGB value is 201, 190, 188: 201 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BEBC?: The complementary color is #BCC7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.