What color is #C1C0AA?

#C1C0AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C0AA?

The RGB value is 193, 192, 170: 193 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C0AA?

The complementary color is #AAABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C0AA color

#C1C0AA rgb(193, 192, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C0AA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 75.3% green and 66.7% blue (193, 192, 170).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#C1C0AA color codes

HEX	`#C1C0AA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 192, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 75.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, -3.48, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 11.75, 107.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.097, 51.939, 45.514)`
Decimal	`12697770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C0AA, 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 #C1C0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #C1C0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c0aa; }
.text { color: #c1c0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 192 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c0aa, #b6c1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1C0AA?: #C1C0AA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C0AA?: The RGB value is 193, 192, 170: 193 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C0AA?: The complementary color is #AAABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.