What color is #C9C6CC?

#C9C6CC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C6CC?

The RGB value is 201, 198, 204: 201 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C6CC?

The complementary color is #C9CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C6CC color

#C9C6CC rgb(201, 198, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C6CC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 77.6% green and 80% blue (201, 198, 204).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#C9C6CC color codes

HEX	`#C9C6CC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 198, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 77.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.27, 2.14, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.27, 3.39, 309.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.179, 57.165, 65.242)`
Decimal	`13223628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C6CC, 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 #C9C6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #C9C6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c6cc; }
.text { color: #c9c6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 198 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c6cc, #ccc6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9C6CC?: #C9C6CC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C6CC?: The RGB value is 201, 198, 204: 201 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C6CC?: The complementary color is #C9CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.