What color is #C2B8AE?

#C2B8AE is a light, grayish orange known as Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moonbeam?

The RGB value is 194, 184, 174: 194 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moonbeam?

The complementary color is #AEB8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moonbeam color: hex code #C2B8AE

#C2B8AE rgb(194, 184, 174)

Shades of gray

Moonbeam has the hex code #C2B8AE. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (194, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

Moonbeam (#C2B8AE) color codes

HEX	`#C2B8AE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.33, 1.8, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.33, 6.59, 74.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.028, 48.807, 46.979)`
Decimal	`12761262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moonbeam, 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 #C2B8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #C2B8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b8ae; }
.text { color: #c2b8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b8ae, #c2c2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

See #C2B8AE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2B8AE?: #C2B8AE is a light, grayish orange known as Moonbeam. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moonbeam?: The RGB value is 194, 184, 174: 194 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moonbeam?: The complementary color is #AEB8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.