What color is #C1B5AE?

#C1B5AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B5AE?

The RGB value is 193, 181, 174: 193 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B5AE?

The complementary color is #AEBAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B5AE color

#C1B5AE rgb(193, 181, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B5AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 71% green and 68.2% blue (193, 181, 174).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#C1B5AE color codes

HEX	`#C1B5AE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 181, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 71%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, 3.04, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 5.93, 59.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.155, 47.442, 46.762)`
Decimal	`12694958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B5AE, 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 #C1B5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #C1B5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b5ae; }
.text { color: #c1b5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 181 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b5ae, #c1beae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1B5AE?: #C1B5AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B5AE?: The RGB value is 193, 181, 174: 193 red, 181 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B5AE?: The complementary color is #AEBAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.