What color is #C2A79B?

#C2A79B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A79B?

The RGB value is 194, 167, 155: 194 red, 167 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A79B?

The complementary color is #9BB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A79B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A79B color

#C2A79B rgb(194, 167, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2A79B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 65.5% green and 60.8% blue (194, 167, 155).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#C2A79B color codes

HEX	`#C2A79B`
RGB	`rgb(194, 167, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 65.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 7.91, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 12.63, 51.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.983, 41.475, 36.798)`
Decimal	`12756891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A79B, 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 #C2A79B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A79B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #C2A79B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a79b; }
.text { color: #c2a79b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a79b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 167 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a79b, #c2bb9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2A79B?: #C2A79B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A79B?: The RGB value is 194, 167, 155: 194 red, 167 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A79B?: The complementary color is #9BB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A79B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.