What color is #C4B0AD?

#C4B0AD 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 #C4B0AD?

The RGB value is 196, 176, 173: 196 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B0AD?

The complementary color is #ADC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B0AD color

#C4B0AD rgb(196, 176, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B0AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 69% green and 67.8% blue (196, 176, 173).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C4B0AD color codes

HEX	`#C4B0AD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 176, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 69%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.42, 6.66, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.42, 7.85, 31.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.833, 45.804, 45.954)`
Decimal	`12890285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B0AD, 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 #C4B0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C4B0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b0ad; }
.text { color: #c4b0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 176 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b0ad, #c4bbad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4B0AD?: #C4B0AD 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 #C4B0AD?: The RGB value is 196, 176, 173: 196 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B0AD?: The complementary color is #ADC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.