What color is #C0AAA0?

#C0AAA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AAA0?

The RGB value is 192, 170, 160: 192 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AAA0?

The complementary color is #A0B6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AAA0 color

#C0AAA0 rgb(192, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0AAA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (192, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#C0AAA0 color codes

HEX	`#C0AAA0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, 6.31, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 10.24, 51.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.458, 42.495, 39.217)`
Decimal	`12626592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AAA0, 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 #C0AAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #C0AAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0aaa0; }
.text { color: #c0aaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0aaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0aaa0, #c0baa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0AAA0?: #C0AAA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AAA0?: The RGB value is 192, 170, 160: 192 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AAA0?: The complementary color is #A0B6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.