What color is #C7A9B0?

#C7A9B0 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 #C7A9B0?

The RGB value is 199, 169, 176: 199 red, 169 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A9B0?

The complementary color is #A9C7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A9B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A9B0 color

#C7A9B0 rgb(199, 169, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7A9B0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 66.3% green and 69% blue (199, 169, 176).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#C7A9B0 color codes

HEX	`#C7A9B0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 169, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 66.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, 12.06, 0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 12.07, 2.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.577, 43.654, 47.091)`
Decimal	`13085104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A9B0, 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 #C7A9B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A9B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #C7A9B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a9b0; }
.text { color: #c7a9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a9b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 169 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a9b0, #c7b1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C7A9B0?: #C7A9B0 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 #C7A9B0?: The RGB value is 199, 169, 176: 199 red, 169 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A9B0?: The complementary color is #A9C7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A9B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.