What color is #C7A9A6?

#C7A9A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A9A6?

The RGB value is 199, 169, 166: 199 red, 169 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A9A6?

The complementary color is #A6C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A9A6 color

#C7A9A6 rgb(199, 169, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7A9A6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 66.3% green and 65.1% blue (199, 169, 166).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#C7A9A6 color codes

HEX	`#C7A9A6`
RGB	`rgb(199, 169, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 66.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, 10.42, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 11.83, 28.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.624, 43.273, 42.071)`
Decimal	`13085094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A9A6, 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 #C7A9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #C7A9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a9a6; }
.text { color: #c7a9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 169 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a9a6, #c7b9a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C7A9A6?: #C7A9A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A9A6?: The RGB value is 199, 169, 166: 199 red, 169 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A9A6?: The complementary color is #A6C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.