What color is #C0ADB9?

#C0ADB9 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 #C0ADB9?

The RGB value is 192, 173, 185: 192 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0ADB9?

The complementary color is #ADC0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0ADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0ADB9 color

#C0ADB9 rgb(192, 173, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0ADB9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (192, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#C0ADB9 color codes

HEX	`#C0ADB9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, 8.95, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 9.66, 337.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.438, 44.597, 52.104)`
Decimal	`12627385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0ADB9, 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 #C0ADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0ADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #C0ADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0adb9; }
.text { color: #c0adb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0adb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0adb9, #c0adaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0ADB9?: #C0ADB9 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 #C0ADB9?: The RGB value is 192, 173, 185: 192 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0ADB9?: The complementary color is #ADC0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0ADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.