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Information about #C4BBBD color

#C4BBBD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C4BBBD is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(196, 187, 189) (76.9% red, 73.3% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 3 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C4BBBD is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Slate (#C3BEBB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Grey (#BFBDC1) and Quarter Imagine (#C9BFBB).

The recipe behind #C4BBBD is rgb(196, 187, 189), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C4BBBD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C4BBBD color variations

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

#C4BBBD 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 #C4BBBD

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4BBBD
  • RGB196, 187, 189
  • CMYK0, 4, 3, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 187, 189)
  • HSL347°, 7%, 75%
  • HSL Precise346.667°, 7.087%, 75.098%
  • HSV347°, 5%, 77%
  • HSB347°, 5%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.733, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.733, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.733, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4BBBD
  • DECIMAL ID12893117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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