#C9B1BD Color

#C9B1BD is rgb(201, 177, 189) in RGB and hsl(330, 18%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B1BD

HEX#C9B1BD

RGBrgb(201, 177, 189)

HSLhsl(330, 18%, 74%)

HSVhsv(330, 12%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.032 346.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B1BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B1BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B1BD Complementary#B1C9BD Analogous#C9B1C9 Analogous#C9B1B1 Triadic#BDC9B1 Triadic#B1BDC9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B1BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFBAC4 #D7C6CF #DECFD6 #E6DBE0 #ECE4E8 #F5F0F2

Shades

#B493A3 #9F758A #845C70 #664757 #48323D #2A1D24

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