What color is #C2AB9F?

#C2AB9F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2AB9F?

The RGB value is 194, 171, 159: 194 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2AB9F?

The complementary color is #9FB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2AB9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2AB9F color

#C2AB9F rgb(194, 171, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2AB9F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 67.1% green and 62.4% blue (194, 171, 159).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#C2AB9F color codes

HEX	`#C2AB9F`
RGB	`rgb(194, 171, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 67.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, 6.36, 9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 11.21, 55.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.069, 43.099, 38.844)`
Decimal	`12757919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2AB9F, 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 #C2AB9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2AB9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #C2AB9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2ab9f; }
.text { color: #c2ab9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2ab9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 171 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2ab9f, #c2bc9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2AB9F?: #C2AB9F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2AB9F?: The RGB value is 194, 171, 159: 194 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2AB9F?: The complementary color is #9FB6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2AB9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.