What color is #C4B8A4?

#C4B8A4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4B8A4?

The RGB value is 196, 184, 164: 196 red, 184 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4B8A4?

The complementary color is #A4B0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4B8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4B8A4 color

#C4B8A4 rgb(196, 184, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4B8A4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.2% green and 64.3% blue (196, 184, 164).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#C4B8A4 color codes

HEX	`#C4B8A4`
RGB	`rgb(196, 184, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, 0.9, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 11.73, 85.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.606, 48.698, 42.059)`
Decimal	`12892324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4B8A4, 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 #C4B8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4B8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #C4B8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4b8a4; }
.text { color: #c4b8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 184 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4b8a4, #c0c4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C4B8A4?: #C4B8A4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4B8A4?: The RGB value is 196, 184, 164: 196 red, 184 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4B8A4?: The complementary color is #A4B0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4B8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.