What color is #C8AAA8?

#C8AAA8 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 #C8AAA8?

The RGB value is 200, 170, 168: 200 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AAA8?

The complementary color is #A8C6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AAA8 color

#C8AAA8 rgb(200, 170, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8AAA8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (200, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#C8AAA8 color codes

HEX	`#C8AAA8`
RGB	`rgb(200, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.13, 10.57, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.13, 11.73, 25.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.262, 43.857, 43.119)`
Decimal	`13150888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AAA8, 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 #C8AAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #C8AAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aaa8; }
.text { color: #c8aaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aaa8, #c8baa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8AAA8?: #C8AAA8 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 #C8AAA8?: The RGB value is 200, 170, 168: 200 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AAA8?: The complementary color is #A8C6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.