What color is #C2A2A5?

#C2A2A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A2A5?

The RGB value is 194, 162, 165: 194 red, 162 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A2A5?

The complementary color is #A2C2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A2A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A2A5 color

#C2A2A5 rgb(194, 162, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2A2A5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 63.5% green and 64.7% blue (194, 162, 165).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#C2A2A5 color codes

HEX	`#C2A2A5`
RGB	`rgb(194, 162, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 63.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, 12.23, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 12.56, 13.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.96, 40.028, 41.106)`
Decimal	`12755621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A2A5, 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 #C2A2A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A2A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #C2A2A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a2a5; }
.text { color: #c2a2a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a2a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 162 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a2a5, #c2afa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C2A2A5?: #C2A2A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A2A5?: The RGB value is 194, 162, 165: 194 red, 162 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A2A5?: The complementary color is #A2C2BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A2A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.