Information about #C1B7B5 color

#C1B7B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C1B7B5 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 183, 181) — 75.7% red, 71.8% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #C1B7B5 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eighth Friar Grey (#C1BCB4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eighth Stonehenge (#BDB9B2) and Pink Swan (#BFB3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(193, 183, 181) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C1B7B5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C1B7B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C1B7B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C1B7B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C1B7B5
  • RGB193, 183, 181
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 183, 181)
  • HSL10°, 9%, 73%
  • HSL Precise10°, 8.824%, 73.333%
  • HSV10°, 6%, 76%
  • HSB10°, 6%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.718, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.718, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.718, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC1B7B5
  • DECIMAL ID12695477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01