What color is #C7AAA2?

#C7AAA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AAA2?

The RGB value is 199, 170, 162: 199 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AAA2?

The complementary color is #A2BFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AAA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AAA2 color

#C7AAA2 rgb(199, 170, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7AAA2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 66.7% green and 63.5% blue (199, 170, 162).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#C7AAA2 color codes

HEX	`#C7AAA2`
RGB	`rgb(199, 170, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 66.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, 9.25, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 12.25, 40.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.45, 43.502, 40.231)`
Decimal	`13085346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AAA2, 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 #C7AAA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AAA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #C7AAA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7aaa2; }
.text { color: #c7aaa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7aaa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 170 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7aaa2, #c7bca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7AAA2?: #C7AAA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AAA2?: The RGB value is 199, 170, 162: 199 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AAA2?: The complementary color is #A2BFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AAA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.