What color is #C2B1A9?

#C2B1A9 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 #C2B1A9?

The RGB value is 194, 177, 169: 194 red, 177 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B1A9?

The complementary color is #A9BAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B1A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B1A9 color

#C2B1A9 rgb(194, 177, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B1A9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.4% green and 66.3% blue (194, 177, 169).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C2B1A9 color codes

HEX	`#C2B1A9`
RGB	`rgb(194, 177, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, 4.72, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 7.87, 53.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.131, 45.779, 43.987)`
Decimal	`12759465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B1A9, 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 #C2B1A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B1A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C2B1A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b1a9; }
.text { color: #c2b1a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b1a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 177 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b1a9, #c2bda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2B1A9?: #C2B1A9 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 #C2B1A9?: The RGB value is 194, 177, 169: 194 red, 177 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B1A9?: The complementary color is #A9BAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B1A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.