What color is #C0A4AE?

#C0A4AE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A4AE?

The RGB value is 192, 164, 174: 192 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A4AE?

The complementary color is #A4C0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A4AE color

#C0A4AE rgb(192, 164, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0A4AE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 64.3% green and 68.2% blue (192, 164, 174).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#C0A4AE color codes

HEX	`#C0A4AE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 164, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 64.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, 11.92, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 11.99, 353.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.653, 40.814, 45.667)`
Decimal	`12625070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A4AE, 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 #C0A4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #C0A4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a4ae; }
.text { color: #c0a4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 164 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a4ae, #c0a8a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0A4AE?: #C0A4AE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A4AE?: The RGB value is 192, 164, 174: 192 red, 164 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A4AE?: The complementary color is #A4C0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.