What color is #C8A79D?

#C8A79D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A79D?

The RGB value is 200, 167, 157: 200 red, 167 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A79D?

The complementary color is #9DBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A79D color

#C8A79D rgb(200, 167, 157)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C8A79D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 61.6% blue (200, 167, 157).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#C8A79D color codes

HEX	`#C8A79D`
RGB	`rgb(200, 167, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 65.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 10.49, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 14.27, 42.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.724, 42.353, 37.763)`
Decimal	`13150109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A79D, 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 #C8A79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #C8A79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a79d; }
.text { color: #c8a79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 167 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a79d, #c8bd9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8A79D?: #C8A79D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A79D?: The RGB value is 200, 167, 157: 200 red, 167 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A79D?: The complementary color is #9DBEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.