What color is #C1AAB3?

#C1AAB3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AAB3?

The RGB value is 193, 170, 179: 193 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AAB3?

The complementary color is #AAC1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AAB3 color

#C1AAB3 rgb(193, 170, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1AAB3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 66.7% green and 70.2% blue (193, 170, 179).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#C1AAB3 color codes

HEX	`#C1AAB3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 170, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 66.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, 9.87, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 9.99, 351.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.503, 43.342, 48.661)`
Decimal	`12692147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AAB3, 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 #C1AAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #C1AAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1aab3; }
.text { color: #c1aab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1aab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 170 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1aab3, #c1acaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1AAB3?: #C1AAB3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AAB3?: The RGB value is 193, 170, 179: 193 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AAB3?: The complementary color is #AAC1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.