What color is #C4AEA8?

#C4AEA8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4AEA8?

The RGB value is 196, 174, 168: 196 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AEA8?

The complementary color is #A8BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AEA8?

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.

#C4AEA8 color

#C4AEA8 rgb(196, 174, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4AEA8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 68.2% green and 65.9% blue (196, 174, 168).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C4AEA8 color codes

HEX	`#C4AEA8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 174, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 68.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 6.92, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 9.14, 40.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.969, 44.836, 43.324)`
Decimal	`12889768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AEA8, 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 #C4AEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AEA8 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 #C4AEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4aea8; }
.text { color: #c4aea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4aea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 174 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4aea8, #c4bca8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4AEA8?: #C4AEA8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4AEA8?: The RGB value is 196, 174, 168: 196 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AEA8?: The complementary color is #A8BEC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AEA8?: 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.