What color is #C8AAAC?

#C8AAAC 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 #C8AAAC?

The RGB value is 200, 170, 172: 200 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AAAC?

The complementary color is #AAC8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AAAC color

#C8AAAC rgb(200, 170, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8AAAC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (200, 170, 172).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#C8AAAC color codes

HEX	`#C8AAAC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 170, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, 11.22, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 11.62, 15.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.64, 44.009, 45.112)`
Decimal	`13150892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AAAC, 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 #C8AAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #C8AAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aaac; }
.text { color: #c8aaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 170 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aaac, #c8b7aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8AAAC?: #C8AAAC 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 #C8AAAC?: The RGB value is 200, 170, 172: 200 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AAAC?: The complementary color is #AAC8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.