What color is #C7AFAC?

#C7AFAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AFAC?

The RGB value is 199, 175, 172: 199 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AFAC?

The complementary color is #ACC4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AFAC color

#C7AFAC rgb(199, 175, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7AFAC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.6% green and 67.5% blue (199, 175, 172).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C7AFAC color codes

HEX	`#C7AFAC`
RGB	`rgb(199, 175, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, 8.14, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 9.4, 30.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.329, 45.782, 45.418)`
Decimal	`13086636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AFAC, 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 #C7AFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C7AFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7afac; }
.text { color: #c7afac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7afac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 175 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7afac, #c7bcac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7AFAC?: #C7AFAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AFAC?: The RGB value is 199, 175, 172: 199 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AFAC?: The complementary color is #ACC4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.