What color is #C9C3CD?

#C9C3CD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C3CD?

The RGB value is 201, 195, 205: 201 red, 195 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C3CD?

The complementary color is #C7CDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C3CD color

#C9C3CD rgb(201, 195, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C3CD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.5% green and 80.4% blue (201, 195, 205).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#C9C3CD color codes

HEX	`#C9C3CD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 195, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, 3.92, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 5.78, 312.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.62, 55.856, 65.649)`
Decimal	`13222861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C3CD, 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 #C9C3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #C9C3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c3cd; }
.text { color: #c9c3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 195 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c3cd, #cdc3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9C3CD?: #C9C3CD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C3CD?: The RGB value is 201, 195, 205: 201 red, 195 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C3CD?: The complementary color is #C7CDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.