What color is #C4A7AA?

#C4A7AA 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 #C4A7AA?

The RGB value is 196, 167, 170: 196 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A7AA?

The complementary color is #A7C4C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A7AA color

#C4A7AA rgb(196, 167, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4A7AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.5% green and 66.7% blue (196, 167, 170).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#C4A7AA color codes

HEX	`#C4A7AA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 167, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, 11.05, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 11.31, 12.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.839, 42.277, 43.873)`
Decimal	`12887978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A7AA, 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 #C4A7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #C4A7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a7aa; }
.text { color: #c4a7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 167 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a7aa, #c4b3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C4A7AA?: #C4A7AA 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 #C4A7AA?: The RGB value is 196, 167, 170: 196 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A7AA?: The complementary color is #A7C4C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.