What color is #C4BAB2?

#C4BAB2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BAB2?

The RGB value is 196, 186, 178: 196 red, 186 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BAB2?

The complementary color is #B2BCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BAB2 color

#C4BAB2 rgb(196, 186, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BAB2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.9% green and 69.8% blue (196, 186, 178).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#C4BAB2 color codes

HEX	`#C4BAB2`
RGB	`rgb(196, 186, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.11, 2.13, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.11, 5.72, 68.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.359, 50.068, 49.227)`
Decimal	`12892850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BAB2, 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 #C4BAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #C4BAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bab2; }
.text { color: #c4bab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 186 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bab2, #c4c3b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C4BAB2?: #C4BAB2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BAB2?: The RGB value is 196, 186, 178: 196 red, 186 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BAB2?: The complementary color is #B2BCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.