What color is #C4ACBB?

#C4ACBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4ACBB?

The RGB value is 196, 172, 187: 196 red, 172 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4ACBB?

The complementary color is #ACC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4ACBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4ACBB color

#C4ACBB rgb(196, 172, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4ACBB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 67.5% green and 73.3% blue (196, 172, 187).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#C4ACBB color codes

HEX	`#C4ACBB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 172, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 67.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 11.27, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 12.12, 338.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.486, 44.829, 53.208)`
Decimal	`12889275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4ACBB, 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 #C4ACBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4ACBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #C4ACBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4acbb; }
.text { color: #c4acbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4acbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 172 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4acbb, #c4acaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4ACBB?: #C4ACBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4ACBB?: The RGB value is 196, 172, 187: 196 red, 172 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4ACBB?: The complementary color is #ACC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4ACBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.