What color is #C0A8AB?

#C0A8AB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A8AB?

The RGB value is 192, 168, 171: 192 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A8AB?

The complementary color is #A8C0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A8AB color

#C0A8AB rgb(192, 168, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0A8AB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 65.9% green and 67.1% blue (192, 168, 171).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#C0A8AB color codes

HEX	`#C0A8AB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 168, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 65.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.98, 9.21, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.98, 9.36, 10.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.091, 42.153, 44.387)`
Decimal	`12626091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A8AB, 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 #C0A8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #C0A8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a8ab; }
.text { color: #c0a8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 168 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a8ab, #c0b1a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C0A8AB?: #C0A8AB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A8AB?: The RGB value is 192, 168, 171: 192 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A8AB?: The complementary color is #A8C0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.