What color is #C2ABA9?

#C2ABA9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2ABA9?

The RGB value is 194, 171, 169: 194 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2ABA9?

The complementary color is #A9C0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2ABA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2ABA9 color

#C2ABA9 rgb(194, 171, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2ABA9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 67.1% green and 66.3% blue (194, 171, 169).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#C2ABA9 color codes

HEX	`#C2ABA9`
RGB	`rgb(194, 171, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 67.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.87, 7.97, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.87, 8.96, 27.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.972, 43.461, 43.601)`
Decimal	`12757929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2ABA9, 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 #C2ABA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2ABA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #C2ABA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2aba9; }
.text { color: #c2aba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2aba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 171 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2aba9, #c2b7a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2ABA9?: #C2ABA9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2ABA9?: The RGB value is 194, 171, 169: 194 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2ABA9?: The complementary color is #A9C0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2ABA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.