What color is #C2AFB9?

#C2AFB9 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 #C2AFB9?

The RGB value is 194, 175, 185: 194 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2AFB9?

The complementary color is #AFC2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2AFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2AFB9 color

#C2AFB9 rgb(194, 175, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2AFB9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 68.6% green and 72.5% blue (194, 175, 185).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#C2AFB9 color codes

HEX	`#C2AFB9`
RGB	`rgb(194, 175, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 68.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, 8.57, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 8.96, 343.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.334, 45.633, 52.257)`
Decimal	`12758969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2AFB9, 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 #C2AFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2AFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #C2AFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2afb9; }
.text { color: #c2afb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2afb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 175 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2afb9, #c2afaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2AFB9?: #C2AFB9 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 #C2AFB9?: The RGB value is 194, 175, 185: 194 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2AFB9?: The complementary color is #AFC2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2AFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.