What color is #C4AEAF?

#C4AEAF 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 #C4AEAF?

The RGB value is 196, 174, 175: 196 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AEAF?

The complementary color is #AEC4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4AEAF color

#C4AEAF rgb(196, 174, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4AEAF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (196, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#C4AEAF color codes

HEX	`#C4AEAF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, 8.08, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 8.43, 16.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.638, 45.104, 46.851)`
Decimal	`12889775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AEAF, 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 #C4AEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #C4AEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4aeaf; }
.text { color: #c4aeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4aeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4aeaf, #c4b8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4AEAF?: #C4AEAF 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 #C4AEAF?: The RGB value is 196, 174, 175: 196 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AEAF?: The complementary color is #AEC4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.