What color is #C8A0AB?

#C8A0AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A0AB?

The RGB value is 200, 160, 171: 200 red, 160 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A0AB?

The complementary color is #A0C8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A0AB color

#C8A0AB rgb(200, 160, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C8A0AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 62.7% green and 67.1% blue (200, 160, 171).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 27% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#C8A0AB color codes

HEX	`#C8A0AB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 160, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 62.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 27%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.73, 16.52, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.73, 16.52, 359.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.741, 40.363, 44.007)`
Decimal	`13148331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A0AB, 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 #C8A0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #C8A0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a0ab; }
.text { color: #c8a0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 160 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a0ab, #c8a9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C8A0AB?: #C8A0AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A0AB?: The RGB value is 200, 160, 171: 200 red, 160 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A0AB?: The complementary color is #A0C8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.