What color is #C1A09A?

#C1A09A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A09A?

The RGB value is 193, 160, 154: 193 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A09A?

The complementary color is #9ABBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A09A color

#C1A09A rgb(193, 160, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #C1A09A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (193, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#C1A09A color codes

HEX	`#C1A09A`
RGB	`rgb(193, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.62, 11.2, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.62, 13.58, 34.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.396, 38.814, 35.929)`
Decimal	`12689562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A09A, 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 #C1A09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #C1A09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a09a; }
.text { color: #c1a09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a09a, #c1b49a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C1A09A?: #C1A09A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A09A?: The RGB value is 193, 160, 154: 193 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A09A?: The complementary color is #9ABBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.