What color is #C4BBA8?

#C4BBA8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BBA8?

The RGB value is 196, 187, 168: 196 red, 187 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BBA8?

The complementary color is #A8B1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BBA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BBA8 color

#C4BBA8 rgb(196, 187, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BBA8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.3% green and 65.9% blue (196, 187, 168).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C4BBA8 color codes

HEX	`#C4BBA8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 187, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -0.06, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 10.76, 90.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.603, 50.104, 44.202)`
Decimal	`12893096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BBA8, 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 #C4BBA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BBA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C4BBA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bba8; }
.text { color: #c4bba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 187 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bba8, #bfc4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C4BBA8?: #C4BBA8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BBA8?: The RGB value is 196, 187, 168: 196 red, 187 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BBA8?: The complementary color is #A8B1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BBA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.