What color is #C9CFBF?

#C9CFBF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CFBF?

The RGB value is 201, 207, 191: 201 red, 207 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CFBF?

The complementary color is #C5BFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CFBF color

#C9CFBF rgb(201, 207, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CFBF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 81.2% green and 74.9% blue (201, 207, 191).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#C9CFBF color codes

HEX	`#C9CFBF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 207, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 81.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, -4.92, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 8.75, 124.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.803, 60.805, 58.077)`
Decimal	`13225919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CFBF, 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 #C9CFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #C9CFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cfbf; }
.text { color: #c9cfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 207 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cfbf, #c1cfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C9CFBF?: #C9CFBF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CFBF?: The RGB value is 201, 207, 191: 201 red, 207 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CFBF?: The complementary color is #C5BFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.