What color is #C1AFB2?

#C1AFB2 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 #C1AFB2?

The RGB value is 193, 175, 178: 193 red, 175 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AFB2?

The complementary color is #AFC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AFB2 color

#C1AFB2 rgb(193, 175, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1AFB2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 68.6% green and 69.8% blue (193, 175, 178).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#C1AFB2 color codes

HEX	`#C1AFB2`
RGB	`rgb(193, 175, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 68.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 9%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.03, 6.97, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.03, 7.02, 6.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.357, 45.212, 48.448)`
Decimal	`12693426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AFB2, 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 #C1AFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #C1AFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1afb2; }
.text { color: #c1afb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1afb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 175 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1afb2, #c1b5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C1AFB2?: #C1AFB2 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 #C1AFB2?: The RGB value is 193, 175, 178: 193 red, 175 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AFB2?: The complementary color is #AFC1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.