What color is #C1A8AC?

#C1A8AC 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 #C1A8AC?

The RGB value is 193, 168, 172: 193 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A8AC?

The complementary color is #A8C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A8AC color

#C1A8AC rgb(193, 168, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1A8AC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 65.9% green and 67.5% blue (193, 168, 172).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#C1A8AC color codes

HEX	`#C1A8AC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 168, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 65.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, 9.75, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 9.83, 7.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.441, 42.322, 44.902)`
Decimal	`12691628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A8AC, 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 #C1A8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #C1A8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a8ac; }
.text { color: #c1a8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 168 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a8ac, #c1b0a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C1A8AC?: #C1A8AC 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 #C1A8AC?: The RGB value is 193, 168, 172: 193 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A8AC?: The complementary color is #A8C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.