What color is #C0B9A2?

#C0B9A2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B9A2?

The RGB value is 192, 185, 162: 192 red, 185 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B9A2?

The complementary color is #A2A9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B9A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B9A2 color

#C0B9A2 rgb(192, 185, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B9A2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.5% green and 63.5% blue (192, 185, 162).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#C0B9A2 color codes

HEX	`#C0B9A2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 185, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.15, -1.43, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.15, 12.65, 96.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.608, 48.514, 41.137)`
Decimal	`12630434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B9A2, 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 #C0B9A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B9A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #C0B9A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b9a2; }
.text { color: #c0b9a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b9a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 185 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b9a2, #b8c0a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C0B9A2?: #C0B9A2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B9A2?: The RGB value is 192, 185, 162: 192 red, 185 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B9A2?: The complementary color is #A2A9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B9A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.