What color is #C4B0B2?

#C4B0B2 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 #C4B0B2?

The RGB value is 196, 176, 178: 196 red, 176 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B0B2?

The complementary color is #B0C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B0B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B0B2 color

#C4B0B2 rgb(196, 176, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B0B2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 69% green and 69.8% blue (196, 176, 178).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% 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 10.2:1).

#C4B0B2 color codes

HEX	`#C4B0B2`
RGB	`rgb(196, 176, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 69%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.55, 7.51, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.55, 7.68, 12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.325, 46.002, 48.55)`
Decimal	`12890290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B0B2, 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 #C4B0B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B0B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #C4B0B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b0b2; }
.text { color: #c4b0b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b0b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 176 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b0b2, #c4b8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4B0B2?: #C4B0B2 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 #C4B0B2?: The RGB value is 196, 176, 178: 196 red, 176 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B0B2?: The complementary color is #B0C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B0B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.