What color is #C7B1AE?

#C7B1AE 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 #C7B1AE?

The RGB value is 199, 177, 174: 199 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B1AE?

The complementary color is #AEC4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B1AE color

#C7B1AE rgb(199, 177, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7B1AE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (199, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#C7B1AE color codes

HEX	`#C7B1AE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.96, 7.39, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.96, 8.61, 30.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.915, 46.643, 46.568)`
Decimal	`13087150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B1AE, 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 #C7B1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #C7B1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b1ae; }
.text { color: #c7b1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b1ae, #c7beae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7B1AE?: #C7B1AE 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 #C7B1AE?: The RGB value is 199, 177, 174: 199 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B1AE?: The complementary color is #AEC4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.