What color is #C1AEB8?

#C1AEB8 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 #C1AEB8?

The RGB value is 193, 174, 184: 193 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AEB8?

The complementary color is #AEC1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AEB8 color

#C1AEB8 rgb(193, 174, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1AEB8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 68.2% green and 72.2% blue (193, 174, 184).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#C1AEB8 color codes

HEX	`#C1AEB8`
RGB	`rgb(193, 174, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 68.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, 8.58, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 8.97, 343.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.779, 45.071, 51.626)`
Decimal	`12693176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AEB8, 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 #C1AEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #C1AEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1aeb8; }
.text { color: #c1aeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1aeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 174 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1aeb8, #c1aeae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1AEB8?: #C1AEB8 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 #C1AEB8?: The RGB value is 193, 174, 184: 193 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AEB8?: The complementary color is #AEC1B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.