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#C7BCC6 Color

#C7BCC6 is rgb(199, 188, 198) in RGB, hsl(305, 9%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7BCC6
HEX#C7BCC6
RGBrgb(199, 188, 198)
HSLhsl(305, 9%, 76%)
HSVhsv(305, 6%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.018 328.5)
LABlab(77.39% 5.35 -3.59)
LCHlch(77.39% 6.45 326.13)

What #C7BCC6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C7BCC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#C7BCC6 Channel Values

How #C7BCC6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 199 · G 188 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 9% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 6% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 1% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7BCC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C7BCC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7BCC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C7BCC6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #C7BCC6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C7BCC6
Protanopia#BEBEC6
Protanomaly#C2BDC6
Deuteranopia#C0C0C6
Deuteranomaly#C3BEC6
Tritanopia#C6BDBD
Tritanomaly#C6BDC1
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #C7BCC6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c7bcc6: #C7BCC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7BCC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7bcc6': '#C7BCC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.737, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_c7bcc6">#C7BCC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7BCC6"

More Gray Colors

#C7BCC6 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C7BCC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7BCC6?

#C7BCC6 is a light gray — rgb(199, 188, 198) in RGB and hsl(305, 9%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #C7BCC6?

#C7BCC6 is rgb(199, 188, 198) — red 199, green 188, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7BCC6?

#C7BCC6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7BCC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7BCC6 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7BCC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7BCC6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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