What color is #C2A8B3?

#C2A8B3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A8B3?

The RGB value is 194, 168, 179: 194 red, 168 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A8B3?

The complementary color is #A8C2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A8B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A8B3 color

#C2A8B3 rgb(194, 168, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2A8B3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 65.9% green and 70.2% blue (194, 168, 179).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#C2A8B3 color codes

HEX	`#C2A8B3`
RGB	`rgb(194, 168, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 65.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, 11.32, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 11.52, 349.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.387, 42.73, 48.549)`
Decimal	`12757171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A8B3, 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 #C2A8B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A8B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #C2A8B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a8b3; }
.text { color: #c2a8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a8b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 168 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a8b3, #c2aaa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2A8B3?: #C2A8B3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A8B3?: The RGB value is 194, 168, 179: 194 red, 168 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A8B3?: The complementary color is #A8C2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A8B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.