What color is #C4A5A4?

#C4A5A4 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 #C4A5A4?

The RGB value is 196, 165, 164: 196 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A5A4?

The complementary color is #A4C3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A5A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A5A4 color

#C4A5A4 rgb(196, 165, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4A5A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 64.7% green and 64.3% blue (196, 165, 164).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#C4A5A4 color codes

HEX	`#C4A5A4`
RGB	`rgb(196, 165, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 64.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, 11.17, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 12.13, 23.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.921, 41.328, 40.831)`
Decimal	`12887460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A5A4, 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 #C4A5A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A5A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #C4A5A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a5a4; }
.text { color: #c4a5a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a5a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 165 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a5a4, #c4b5a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C4A5A4?: #C4A5A4 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 #C4A5A4?: The RGB value is 196, 165, 164: 196 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A5A4?: The complementary color is #A4C3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A5A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.