What color is #C0B9AC?

#C0B9AC is a light, grayish orange known as City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of City Dweller?

The RGB value is 192, 185, 172: 192 red, 185 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of City Dweller?

The complementary color is #ACB3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

City Dweller color: hex code #C0B9AC

#C0B9AC rgb(192, 185, 172)

Shades of gray

City Dweller has the hex code #C0B9AC. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.5% green and 67.5% blue (192, 185, 172).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

City Dweller (#C0B9AC) color codes

HEX	`#C0B9AC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 185, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, 0.2, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 7.48, 88.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.533, 48.883, 46.006)`
Decimal	`12630444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with City Dweller, 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 #C0B9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #C0B9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b9ac; }
.text { color: #c0b9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 185 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b9ac, #bdc0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

See #C0B9AC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C0B9AC?: #C0B9AC is a light, grayish orange known as City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of City Dweller?: The RGB value is 192, 185, 172: 192 red, 185 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of City Dweller?: The complementary color is #ACB3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.