What color is #C0A49B?

#C0A49B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A49B?

The RGB value is 192, 164, 155: 192 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A49B?

The complementary color is #9BB7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A49B color

#C0A49B rgb(192, 164, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0A49B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 64.3% green and 60.8% blue (192, 164, 155).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#C0A49B color codes

HEX	`#C0A49B`
RGB	`rgb(192, 164, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 64.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, 8.79, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 12.2, 43.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.93, 40.125, 36.593)`
Decimal	`12625051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A49B, 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 #C0A49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #C0A49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a49b; }
.text { color: #c0a49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 164 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a49b, #c0b79b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0A49B?: #C0A49B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A49B?: The RGB value is 192, 164, 155: 192 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A49B?: The complementary color is #9BB7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.