What color is #C0AA98?

#C0AA98 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AA98?

The RGB value is 192, 170, 152: 192 red, 170 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AA98?

The complementary color is #98AEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AA98 color

#C0AA98 rgb(192, 170, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C0AA98 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 66.7% green and 59.6% blue (192, 170, 152).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#C0AA98 color codes

HEX	`#C0AA98`
RGB	`rgb(192, 170, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 66.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 5.07, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 13.21, 67.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.78, 42.224, 35.649)`
Decimal	`12626584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AA98, 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 #C0AA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #C0AA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0aa98; }
.text { color: #c0aa98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0aa98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 170 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0aa98, #c0be98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C0AA98?: #C0AA98 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AA98?: The RGB value is 192, 170, 152: 192 red, 170 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AA98?: The complementary color is #98AEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.