What color is #C7BAAC?

#C7BAAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BAAC?

The RGB value is 199, 186, 172: 199 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BAAC?

The complementary color is #ACB9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BAAC color

#C7BAAC rgb(199, 186, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BAAC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 72.9% green and 67.5% blue (199, 186, 172).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Dinosaur Egg (#CABAA9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#C7BAAC color codes

HEX	`#C7BAAC`
RGB	`rgb(199, 186, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 72.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.22, 2.23, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.22, 9.03, 75.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.558, 50.239, 46.161)`
Decimal	`13089452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BAAC, 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 #C7BAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #C7BAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7baac; }
.text { color: #c7baac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7baac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 186 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7baac, #c7c7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C7BAAC?: #C7BAAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BAAC?: The RGB value is 199, 186, 172: 199 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BAAC?: The complementary color is #ACB9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.