What color is #C4A9A2?

#C4A9A2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A9A2?

The RGB value is 196, 169, 162: 196 red, 169 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A9A2?

The complementary color is #A2BDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A9A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A9A2 color

#C4A9A2 rgb(196, 169, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4A9A2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 66.3% green and 63.5% blue (196, 169, 162).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#C4A9A2 color codes

HEX	`#C4A9A2`
RGB	`rgb(196, 169, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 66.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, 8.67, 7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 11.29, 39.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.474, 42.722, 40.131)`
Decimal	`12888482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A9A2, 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 #C4A9A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A9A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #C4A9A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a9a2; }
.text { color: #c4a9a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a9a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 169 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a9a2, #c4baa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4A9A2?: #C4A9A2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A9A2?: The RGB value is 196, 169, 162: 196 red, 169 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A9A2?: The complementary color is #A2BDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A9A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.