What color is #C2BCAE?

#C2BCAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BCAE?

The RGB value is 194, 188, 174: 194 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BCAE?

The complementary color is #AEB4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BCAE color

#C2BCAE rgb(194, 188, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2BCAE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (194, 188, 174).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Techno Taupe (#BFB9AA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#C2BCAE color codes

HEX	`#C2BCAE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 188, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, -0.33, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 7.84, 92.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.871, 50.492, 47.26)`
Decimal	`12762286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BCAE, 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 #C2BCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #C2BCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bcae; }
.text { color: #c2bcae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bcae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 188 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bcae, #bec2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C2BCAE?: #C2BCAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BCAE?: The RGB value is 194, 188, 174: 194 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BCAE?: The complementary color is #AEB4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.