What color is #C9CACE?

#C9CACE 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 #C9CACE?

The RGB value is 201, 202, 206: 201 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CACE?

The complementary color is #CECDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CACE color

#C9CACE rgb(201, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CACE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (201, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 5% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#C9CACE color codes

HEX	`#C9CACE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 5%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 2%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, 0.4, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 2.15, 280.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.347, 59.115, 66.822)`
Decimal	`13224654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CACE, 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 #C9CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #C9CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cace; }
.text { color: #c9cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cace, #cbc9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9CACE?: #C9CACE 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 #C9CACE?: The RGB value is 201, 202, 206: 201 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CACE?: The complementary color is #CECDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.