What color is #C7ABA8?

#C7ABA8 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 #C7ABA8?

The RGB value is 199, 171, 168: 199 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7ABA8?

The complementary color is #A8C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7ABA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7ABA8 color

#C7ABA8 rgb(199, 171, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7ABA8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 67.1% green and 65.9% blue (199, 171, 168).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#C7ABA8 color codes

HEX	`#C7ABA8`
RGB	`rgb(199, 171, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 67.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, 9.66, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 11.02, 28.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.184, 44.096, 43.169)`
Decimal	`13085608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7ABA8, 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 #C7ABA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7ABA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #C7ABA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7aba8; }
.text { color: #c7aba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7aba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 171 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7aba8, #c7baa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C7ABA8?: #C7ABA8 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 #C7ABA8?: The RGB value is 199, 171, 168: 199 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7ABA8?: The complementary color is #A8C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7ABA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.