What color is #C1AC9E?

#C1AC9E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AC9E?

The RGB value is 193, 172, 158: 193 red, 172 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AC9E?

The complementary color is #9EB3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AC9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AC9E color

#C1AC9E rgb(193, 172, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1AC9E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 67.5% green and 62% blue (193, 172, 158).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#C1AC9E color codes

HEX	`#C1AC9E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 172, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 67.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, 5.28, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 11.28, 62.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.916, 43.312, 38.44)`
Decimal	`12692638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AC9E, 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 #C1AC9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AC9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #C1AC9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ac9e; }
.text { color: #c1ac9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ac9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 172 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ac9e, #c1be9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1AC9E?: #C1AC9E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AC9E?: The RGB value is 193, 172, 158: 193 red, 172 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AC9E?: The complementary color is #9EB3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AC9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.