What color is #C9C7BC?

#C9C7BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C7BC?

The RGB value is 201, 199, 188: 201 red, 199 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C7BC?

The complementary color is #BCBEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C7BC color

#C9C7BC rgb(201, 199, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C7BC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 78% green and 73.7% blue (201, 199, 188).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#C9C7BC color codes

HEX	`#C9C7BC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 199, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 78%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.12, -1.26, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.12, 5.88, 102.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.587, 56.895, 55.726)`
Decimal	`13223868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C7BC, 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 #C9C7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #C9C7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c7bc; }
.text { color: #c9c7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 199 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c7bc, #c5c9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9C7BC?: #C9C7BC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C7BC?: The RGB value is 201, 199, 188: 201 red, 199 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C7BC?: The complementary color is #BCBEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.