What color is #C4AAAE?

#C4AAAE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4AAAE?

The RGB value is 196, 170, 174: 196 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AAAE?

The complementary color is #AAC4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4AAAE color

#C4AAAE rgb(196, 170, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4AAAE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 66.7% green and 68.2% blue (196, 170, 174).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#C4AAAE color codes

HEX	`#C4AAAE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 170, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 66.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, 10.09, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 10.19, 8.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.779, 43.542, 46.082)`
Decimal	`12888750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AAAE, 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 #C4AAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #C4AAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4aaae; }
.text { color: #c4aaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4aaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 170 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4aaae, #c4b3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4AAAE?: #C4AAAE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4AAAE?: The RGB value is 196, 170, 174: 196 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AAAE?: The complementary color is #AAC4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.