What color is #C2BBAD?

#C2BBAD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BBAD?

The RGB value is 194, 187, 173: 194 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BBAD?

The complementary color is #ADB4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BBAD color

#C2BBAD rgb(194, 187, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BBAD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (194, 187, 173).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is City Dweller (#C0B9AC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#C2BBAD color codes

HEX	`#C2BBAD`
RGB	`rgb(194, 187, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.09, 0.03, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.09, 7.97, 89.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.561, 50.028, 46.678)`
Decimal	`12762029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BBAD, 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 #C2BBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #C2BBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bbad; }
.text { color: #c2bbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 187 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bbad, #bec2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C2BBAD?: #C2BBAD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BBAD?: The RGB value is 194, 187, 173: 194 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BBAD?: The complementary color is #ADB4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.