What color is #C4A4A6?

#C4A4A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A4A6?

The RGB value is 196, 164, 166: 196 red, 164 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A4A6?

The complementary color is #A4C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A4A6 color

#C4A4A6 rgb(196, 164, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4A4A6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 64.3% green and 65.1% blue (196, 164, 166).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#C4A4A6 color codes

HEX	`#C4A4A6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 164, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 64.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.2, 12.04, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.2, 12.49, 15.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.923, 41.041, 41.73)`
Decimal	`12887206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A4A6, 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 #C4A4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #C4A4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a4a6; }
.text { color: #c4a4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 164 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a4a6, #c4b2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C4A4A6?: #C4A4A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A4A6?: The RGB value is 196, 164, 166: 196 red, 164 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A4A6?: The complementary color is #A4C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.