What color is #C8A9AD?

#C8A9AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A9AD?

The RGB value is 200, 169, 173: 200 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A9AD?

The complementary color is #A9C8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A9AD color

#C8A9AD rgb(200, 169, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8A9AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.3% green and 67.8% blue (200, 169, 173).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#C8A9AD color codes

HEX	`#C8A9AD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 169, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.01, 11.93, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.01, 12.12, 10.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.55, 43.674, 45.557)`
Decimal	`13150637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A9AD, 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 #C8A9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #C8A9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a9ad; }
.text { color: #c8a9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 169 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a9ad, #c8b4a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C8A9AD?: #C8A9AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A9AD?: The RGB value is 200, 169, 173: 200 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A9AD?: The complementary color is #A9C8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.