What color is #C9CBBE?

#C9CBBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CBBE?

The RGB value is 201, 203, 190: 201 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CBBE?

The complementary color is #C0BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CBBE color

#C9CBBE rgb(201, 203, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CBBE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (201, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#C9CBBE color codes

HEX	`#C9CBBE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, -3.01, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 6.93, 115.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.736, 58.847, 57.18)`
Decimal	`13224894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CBBE, 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 #C9CBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #C9CBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cbbe; }
.text { color: #c9cbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cbbe, #c3cbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9CBBE?: #C9CBBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CBBE?: The RGB value is 201, 203, 190: 201 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CBBE?: The complementary color is #C0BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.