What color is #C8A7A9?

#C8A7A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A7A9?

The RGB value is 200, 167, 169: 200 red, 167 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A7A9?

The complementary color is #A7C8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A7A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A7A9 color

#C8A7A9 rgb(200, 167, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8A7A9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 66.3% blue (200, 167, 169).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#C8A7A9 color codes

HEX	`#C8A7A9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 167, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 65.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.41, 12.36, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.41, 12.84, 15.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.799, 42.783, 43.426)`
Decimal	`13150121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A7A9, 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 #C8A7A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A7A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #C8A7A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a7a9; }
.text { color: #c8a7a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a7a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 167 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a7a9, #c8b5a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C8A7A9?: #C8A7A9 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A7A9?: The RGB value is 200, 167, 169: 200 red, 167 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A7A9?: The complementary color is #A7C8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A7A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.