What color is #C1A6A9?

#C1A6A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A6A9?

The RGB value is 193, 166, 169: 193 red, 166 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A6A9?

The complementary color is #A6C1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A6A9 color

#C1A6A9 rgb(193, 166, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1A6A9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 65.1% green and 66.3% blue (193, 166, 169).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#C1A6A9 color codes

HEX	`#C1A6A9`
RGB	`rgb(193, 166, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 65.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 10.33, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 10.54, 11.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.79, 41.476, 43.28)`
Decimal	`12691113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A6A9, 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 #C1A6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #C1A6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a6a9; }
.text { color: #c1a6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 166 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a6a9, #c1b1a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C1A6A9?: #C1A6A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A6A9?: The RGB value is 193, 166, 169: 193 red, 166 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A6A9?: The complementary color is #A6C1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.