What color is #C2B4A7?

#C2B4A7 is a light, grayish orange known as Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B4A7?

The RGB value is 194, 180, 167: 194 red, 180 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B4A7?

The complementary color is #A7B5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B4A7 color

#C2B4A7 rgb(194, 180, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B4A7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 70.6% green and 65.5% blue (194, 180, 167).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

This exact color is also called Couch Potato.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#C2B4A7 color codes

HEX	`#C2B4A7`
RGB	`rgb(194, 180, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 70.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, 2.78, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 8.87, 71.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.544, 46.903, 43.206)`
Decimal	`12760231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B4A7, 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 #C2B4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #C2B4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b4a7; }
.text { color: #c2b4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 180 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b4a7, #c2c2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C2B4A7?: #C2B4A7 is a light, grayish orange known as Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B4A7?: The RGB value is 194, 180, 167: 194 red, 180 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B4A7?: The complementary color is #A7B5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.