#C9B5C4 Color

#C9B5C4 is rgb(201, 181, 196) in RGB and hsl(315, 16%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B5C4

HEX#C9B5C4

RGBrgb(201, 181, 196)

HSLhsl(315, 16%, 75%)

HSVhsv(315, 10%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.031 334.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B5C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B5C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B5C4 Complementary#B5C9BA Analogous#C4B5C9 Analogous#C9B5BA Triadic#C4C9B5 Triadic#B5C4C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B5C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0BECB #D8CAD5 #DFD3DC #E5DCE3 #ECE4EA #F4F0F3

Shades

#B497AD #9F7A95 #85607C #65495E #473342 #291E27

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