What color is #C2B6AD?

#C2B6AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B6AD?

The RGB value is 194, 182, 173: 194 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B6AD?

The complementary color is #ADB9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B6AD color

#C2B6AD rgb(194, 182, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2B6AD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 71.4% green and 67.8% blue (194, 182, 173).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Hippo (#BFB3AB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#C2B6AD color codes

HEX	`#C2B6AD`
RGB	`rgb(194, 182, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 71.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.79, 2.7, 6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.79, 6.67, 66.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.518, 47.943, 46.33)`
Decimal	`12760749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B6AD, 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 #C2B6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #C2B6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b6ad; }
.text { color: #c2b6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 182 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b6ad, #c2c0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C2B6AD?: #C2B6AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B6AD?: The RGB value is 194, 182, 173: 194 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B6AD?: The complementary color is #ADB9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.