What color is #C4BAB8?

#C4BAB8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BAB8?

The RGB value is 196, 186, 184: 196 red, 186 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BAB8?

The complementary color is #B8C2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BAB8 color

#C4BAB8 rgb(196, 186, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BAB8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.9% green and 72.2% blue (196, 186, 184).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#C4BAB8 color codes

HEX	`#C4BAB8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 186, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, 3.17, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 3.9, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.975, 50.315, 52.47)`
Decimal	`12892856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BAB8, 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 #C4BAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #C4BAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bab8; }
.text { color: #c4bab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 186 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bab8, #c4c0b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4BAB8?: #C4BAB8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BAB8?: The RGB value is 196, 186, 184: 196 red, 186 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BAB8?: The complementary color is #B8C2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.