What color is #C0A1AE?

#C0A1AE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A1AE?

The RGB value is 192, 161, 174: 192 red, 161 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A1AE?

The complementary color is #A1C0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A1AE color

#C0A1AE rgb(192, 161, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C0A1AE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 63.1% green and 68.2% blue (192, 161, 174).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#C0A1AE color codes

HEX	`#C0A1AE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 161, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 63.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, 13.56, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 13.78, 349.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.123, 39.753, 45.49)`
Decimal	`12624302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A1AE, 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 #C0A1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #C0A1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a1ae; }
.text { color: #c0a1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 161 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a1ae, #c0a3a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0A1AE?: #C0A1AE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A1AE?: The RGB value is 192, 161, 174: 192 red, 161 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A1AE?: The complementary color is #A1C0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.