What color is #C1A39A?

#C1A39A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A39A?

The RGB value is 193, 163, 154: 193 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A39A?

The complementary color is #9AB8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A39A color

#C1A39A rgb(193, 163, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1A39A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 63.9% green and 60.4% blue (193, 163, 154).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#C1A39A color codes

HEX	`#C1A39A`
RGB	`rgb(193, 163, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 63.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 9.56, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 12.97, 42.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.922, 39.866, 36.105)`
Decimal	`12690330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A39A, 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 #C1A39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #C1A39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a39a; }
.text { color: #c1a39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 163 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a39a, #c1b79a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1A39A?: #C1A39A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A39A?: The RGB value is 193, 163, 154: 193 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A39A?: The complementary color is #9AB8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.