What color is #C1B2A2?

#C1B2A2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B2A2?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 162: 193 red, 178 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B2A2?

The complementary color is #A2B1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B2A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B2A2 color

#C1B2A2 rgb(193, 178, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B2A2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 63.5% blue (193, 178, 162).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C1B2A2 color codes

HEX	`#C1B2A2`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.41, 2.68, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.41, 10.46, 75.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.434, 45.788, 40.673)`
Decimal	`12694178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B2A2, 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 #C1B2A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B2A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C1B2A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b2a2; }
.text { color: #c1b2a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b2a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b2a2, #c1c1a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C1B2A2?: #C1B2A2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B2A2?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 162: 193 red, 178 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B2A2?: The complementary color is #A2B1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B2A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.