What color is #C0ADAC?

#C0ADAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0ADAC?

The RGB value is 192, 173, 172: 192 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0ADAC?

The complementary color is #ACBFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0ADAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0ADAC color

#C0ADAC rgb(192, 173, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0ADAC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 67.8% green and 67.5% blue (192, 173, 172).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C0ADAC color codes

HEX	`#C0ADAC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 173, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 67.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, 6.66, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 7.3, 24.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.128, 44.073, 45.204)`
Decimal	`12627372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0ADAC, 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 #C0ADAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0ADAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C0ADAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0adac; }
.text { color: #c0adac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0adac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 173 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0adac, #c0b7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0ADAC?: #C0ADAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0ADAC?: The RGB value is 192, 173, 172: 192 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0ADAC?: The complementary color is #ACBFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0ADAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.