What color is #C9CBCF?

#C9CBCF 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 #C9CBCF?

The RGB value is 201, 203, 207: 201 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CBCF?

The complementary color is #CFCDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CBCF color

#C9CBCF rgb(201, 203, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CBCF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 79.6% green and 81.2% blue (201, 203, 207).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#C9CBCF color codes

HEX	`#C9CBCF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 203, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 79.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.64, 0.06, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.64, 2.23, 271.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.704, 59.634, 67.543)`
Decimal	`13224911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CBCF, 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 #C9CBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #C9CBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cbcf; }
.text { color: #c9cbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 203 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cbcf, #cac9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C9CBCF?: #C9CBCF 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 #C9CBCF?: The RGB value is 201, 203, 207: 201 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CBCF?: The complementary color is #CFCDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.