What color is #C4A39C?

#C4A39C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A39C?

The RGB value is 196, 163, 156: 196 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A39C?

The complementary color is #9CBDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A39C color

#C4A39C rgb(196, 163, 156)

Shades of red

The hex color #C4A39C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (196, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#C4A39C color codes

HEX	`#C4A39C`
RGB	`rgb(196, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, 11, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 13.71, 36.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.863, 40.332, 37.026)`
Decimal	`12886940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A39C, 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 #C4A39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #C4A39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a39c; }
.text { color: #c4a39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a39c, #c4b79c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4A39C?: #C4A39C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A39C?: The RGB value is 196, 163, 156: 196 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A39C?: The complementary color is #9CBDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.