What color is #C2B2AF?

#C2B2AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B2AF?

The RGB value is 194, 178, 175: 194 red, 178 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B2AF?

The complementary color is #AFBFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B2AF color

#C2B2AF rgb(194, 178, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B2AF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.8% green and 68.6% blue (194, 178, 175).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#C2B2AF color codes

HEX	`#C2B2AF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 178, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, 5.19, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 6.32, 34.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.906, 46.406, 47.088)`
Decimal	`12759727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B2AF, 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 #C2B2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #C2B2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b2af; }
.text { color: #c2b2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 178 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b2af, #c2bbaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2B2AF?: #C2B2AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B2AF?: The RGB value is 194, 178, 175: 194 red, 178 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B2AF?: The complementary color is #AFBFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.