What color is #C0C0AE?

#C0C0AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C0AE?

The RGB value is 192, 192, 174: 192 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C0AE?

The complementary color is #AEAEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C0AE color

#C0C0AE rgb(192, 192, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C0AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 75.3% green and 68.2% blue (192, 192, 174).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#C0C0AE color codes

HEX	`#C0C0AE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 192, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 75.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, -3.18, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 9.62, 109.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.227, 51.962, 47.525)`
Decimal	`12632238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C0AE, 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 #C0C0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #C0C0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c0ae; }
.text { color: #c0c0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 192 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c0ae, #b7c0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0C0AE?: #C0C0AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C0AE?: The RGB value is 192, 192, 174: 192 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C0AE?: The complementary color is #AEAEC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.