What color is #C9C7C6?

#C9C7C6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Explosive Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C7C6?

The RGB value is 201, 199, 198: 201 red, 199 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C7C6?

The complementary color is #C6C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C7C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C7C6 color

#C9C7C6 rgb(201, 199, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C7C6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 78% green and 77.6% blue (201, 199, 198).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 3% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Explosive Gray (#C4C4C4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#C9C7C6 color codes

HEX	`#C9C7C6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 199, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 78%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 3%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 1%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, 0.51, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 0.9, 55.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.702, 57.342, 61.601)`
Decimal	`13223878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C7C6, 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 #C9C7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C7C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #C9C7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c7c6; }
.text { color: #c9c7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 199 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c7c6, #c9c9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9C7C6?: #C9C7C6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Explosive Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C7C6?: The RGB value is 201, 199, 198: 201 red, 199 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C7C6?: The complementary color is #C6C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C7C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.