What color is #C1AFAD?

#C1AFAD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AFAD?

The RGB value is 193, 175, 173: 193 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AFAD?

The complementary color is #ADBFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AFAD color

#C1AFAD rgb(193, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1AFAD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (193, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#C1AFAD color codes

HEX	`#C1AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.9, 6.11, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.9, 6.98, 28.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.864, 45.015, 45.852)`
Decimal	`12693421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AFAD, 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 #C1AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #C1AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1afad; }
.text { color: #c1afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1afad, #c1b9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1AFAD?: #C1AFAD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AFAD?: The RGB value is 193, 175, 173: 193 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AFAD?: The complementary color is #ADBFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.