What color is #C0AAB6?

#C0AAB6 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 #C0AAB6?

The RGB value is 192, 170, 182: 192 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AAB6?

The complementary color is #AAC0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AAB6 color

#C0AAB6 rgb(192, 170, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0AAB6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 66.7% green and 71.4% blue (192, 170, 182).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#C0AAB6 color codes

HEX	`#C0AAB6`
RGB	`rgb(192, 170, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 66.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, 10.04, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 10.55, 342.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.556, 43.334, 50.264)`
Decimal	`12626614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AAB6, 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 #C0AAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #C0AAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0aab6; }
.text { color: #c0aab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0aab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 170 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0aab6, #c0aaab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0AAB6?: #C0AAB6 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 #C0AAB6?: The RGB value is 192, 170, 182: 192 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AAB6?: The complementary color is #AAC0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.