What color is #C4BCAC?

#C4BCAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCAC?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 172: 196 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCAC?

The complementary color is #ACB4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCAC color

#C4BCAC rgb(196, 188, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BCAC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 67.5% blue (196, 188, 172).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Techno Taupe (#BFB9AA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#C4BCAC color codes

HEX	`#C4BCAC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, 0.06, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 9.1, 89.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.194, 50.681, 46.265)`
Decimal	`12893356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCAC, 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 #C4BCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #C4BCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bcac; }
.text { color: #c4bcac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bcac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bcac, #c0c4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C4BCAC?: #C4BCAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BCAC?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 172: 196 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCAC?: The complementary color is #ACB4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.