What color is #C7AEA3?

#C7AEA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AEA3?

The RGB value is 199, 174, 163: 199 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AEA3?

The complementary color is #A3BCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AEA3 color

#C7AEA3 rgb(199, 174, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7AEA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.2% green and 63.9% blue (199, 174, 163).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#C7AEA3 color codes

HEX	`#C7AEA3`
RGB	`rgb(199, 174, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.93, 7.24, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.93, 11.52, 51.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.3, 45.06, 40.954)`
Decimal	`13086371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AEA3, 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 #C7AEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #C7AEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7aea3; }
.text { color: #c7aea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7aea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 174 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7aea3, #c7c0a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7AEA3?: #C7AEA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AEA3?: The RGB value is 199, 174, 163: 199 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AEA3?: The complementary color is #A3BCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.