What color is #C7A7AA?

#C7A7AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A7AA?

The RGB value is 199, 167, 170: 199 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A7AA?

The complementary color is #A7C7C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A7AA color

#C7A7AA rgb(199, 167, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7A7AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 65.5% green and 66.7% blue (199, 167, 170).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#C7A7AA color codes

HEX	`#C7A7AA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 167, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 65.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.34, 12.16, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.34, 12.48, 13.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.627, 42.683, 43.91)`
Decimal	`13084586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A7AA, 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 #C7A7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #C7A7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a7aa; }
.text { color: #c7a7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 167 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a7aa, #c7b4a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C7A7AA?: #C7A7AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A7AA?: The RGB value is 199, 167, 170: 199 red, 167 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A7AA?: The complementary color is #A7C7C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.