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#C2C1BF Waxwing

#C2C1BF is a light gray named Waxwing. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(194, 193, 191)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 2% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. #C2C1BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.67:1.

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Variations of #C2C1BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C2C1BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C2C1BFBFC0C2
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

C2C1BFBFC2C2C0BFC2
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

C2C1BFC2C0BFC2C2BF
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

C2C1BFBFC2C1C1BFC2
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

C2C1BFC0C2BFBFC0C2C1BFC2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

C2C1BFBFC2C0BFC0C2C2BFC2
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#C2C1BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2C1BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3C1C0
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2C1C0
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1

#C2C1BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#C2C1BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.67:1 Very good#C2C1BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2C1BF in CSS

/* Waxwing */
.color { color: #C2C1BF; }
.background { background-color: #C2C1BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2C1BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 193 191);
color: hsl(40 2% 75%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.003 84.6);

#C2C1BF FAQ

What color is #C2C1BF?

#C2C1BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Waxwing. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C2C1BF?

#C2C1BF is rgb(194, 193, 191) in RGB, hsl(40, 2%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2C1BF?

The complementary color of #C2C1BF is #BFC0C2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2C1BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2C1BF: 11.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2C1BF a warm or cool color?

#C2C1BF is a neutral color.