What color is #C2ACAE?

#C2ACAE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2ACAE?

The RGB value is 194, 172, 174: 194 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2ACAE?

The complementary color is #ACC2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2ACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2ACAE color

#C2ACAE rgb(194, 172, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2ACAE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (194, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C2ACAE color codes

HEX	`#C2ACAE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, 8.27, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 8.48, 12.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.64, 44.031, 46.184)`
Decimal	`12758190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2ACAE, 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 #C2ACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2ACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C2ACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2acae; }
.text { color: #c2acae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2acae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2acae, #c2b5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C2ACAE?: #C2ACAE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2ACAE?: The RGB value is 194, 172, 174: 194 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2ACAE?: The complementary color is #ACC2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2ACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.