Information about #C4BEC3 color

#C4BEC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4BEC3 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 190, 195) — 76.9% red, 74.5% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C4BEC3 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Silver (#C0C0C0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Grey (#BFBDC1) and Ghost (#C0BFC7).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 190, 195)), which gives #C4BEC3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4BEC3: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4BEC3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4BEC3 color variations

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

#C4BEC3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4BEC3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#514950

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Black

#000000

#C4BEC3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4BEC3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C4BEC3 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
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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
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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
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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
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#BFC4C5
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#BFC5C0
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#BFC1C5
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Nearest named colors to #C4BEC3

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

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Surf Spray Grey color link
Surf Spray Grey

#C8C4C5

Flotsam color link
Flotsam

#C8C4C0

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Quarter Foggy Grey color link
Quarter Foggy Grey

#C4C3BC

I Do color link
I Do

#CCBCC6

#C4BEC3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4BEC3
  • RGB196, 190, 195
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 190, 195)
  • HSL310°, 5%, 76%
  • HSL Precise310°, 4.839%, 75.686%
  • HSV310°, 3%, 77%
  • HSB310°, 3%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.745, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.745, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.745, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4BEC3
  • DECIMAL ID12893891
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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