What color is #C7BBA4?

#C7BBA4 is a light, grayish orange known as Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Another One Bites the Dust?

The RGB value is 199, 187, 164: 199 red, 187 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Another One Bites the Dust?

The complementary color is #A4B0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BBA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Another One Bites the Dust color: hex code #C7BBA4

#C7BBA4 rgb(199, 187, 164)

Shades of beige

Another One Bites the Dust has the hex code #C7BBA4. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.3% green and 64.3% blue (199, 187, 164).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4) color codes

HEX	`#C7BBA4`
RGB	`rgb(199, 187, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, 0.43, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 13.19, 88.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.024, 50.364, 42.306)`
Decimal	`13089700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Another One Bites the Dust, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C7BBA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BBA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C7BBA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bba4; }
.text { color: #c7bba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 187 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bba4, #c2c7a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #C7BBA4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C7BBA4?: #C7BBA4 is a light, grayish orange known as Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Another One Bites the Dust?: The RGB value is 199, 187, 164: 199 red, 187 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Another One Bites the Dust?: The complementary color is #A4B0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BBA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.