What color is #C4AFB5?

#C4AFB5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4AFB5?

The RGB value is 196, 175, 181: 196 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4AFB5?

The complementary color is #AFC4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4AFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4AFB5 color

#C4AFB5 rgb(196, 175, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4AFB5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 68.6% green and 71% blue (196, 175, 181).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#C4AFB5 color codes

HEX	`#C4AFB5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 175, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 68.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, 8.57, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 8.58, 357.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.435, 45.733, 50.088)`
Decimal	`12890037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4AFB5, 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 #C4AFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4AFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #C4AFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4afb5; }
.text { color: #c4afb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4afb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 175 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4afb5, #c4b3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4AFB5?: #C4AFB5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4AFB5?: The RGB value is 196, 175, 181: 196 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4AFB5?: The complementary color is #AFC4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4AFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.