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#C9C0BB Worn Silver

#C9C0BB is a light gray named Worn Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(201, 192, 187)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black. #C9C0BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.74:1.

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Variations of #C9C0BB

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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#C9C0BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C9C0BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C9C0BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4C2BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C1BB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C1BB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4C2BB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6C1BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCBFBF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CABFBD
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C1C0

#C9C0BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#C9C0BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.74:1 Very good#C9C0BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C9C0BB in CSS

/* Worn Silver */
.color { color: #C9C0BB; }
.background { background-color: #C9C0BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C9C0BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 192 187);
color: hsl(21 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.012 51.3);

#C9C0BB FAQ

What color is #C9C0BB?

#C9C0BB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C9C0BB?

#C9C0BB is rgb(201, 192, 187) in RGB, hsl(21, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C9C0BB?

The complementary color of #C9C0BB is #BBC4C9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C9C0BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #C9C0BB: 11.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C9C0BB a warm or cool color?

#C9C0BB is a neutral color.