What color is #C8AAAD?

#C8AAAD 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 #C8AAAD?

The RGB value is 200, 170, 173: 200 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AAAD?

The complementary color is #AAC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AAAD color

#C8AAAD rgb(200, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8AAAD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (200, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C8AAAD color codes

HEX	`#C8AAAD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 11.38, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 11.66, 12.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.737, 44.047, 45.62)`
Decimal	`13150893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AAAD, 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 #C8AAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C8AAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aaad; }
.text { color: #c8aaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aaad, #c8b6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8AAAD?: #C8AAAD 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 #C8AAAD?: The RGB value is 200, 170, 173: 200 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AAAD?: The complementary color is #AAC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.