What color is #C8ABA6?

#C8ABA6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8ABA6?

The RGB value is 200, 171, 166: 200 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8ABA6?

The complementary color is #A6C3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8ABA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8ABA6 color

#C8ABA6 rgb(200, 171, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8ABA6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 67.1% green and 65.1% blue (200, 171, 166).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#C8ABA6 color codes

HEX	`#C8ABA6`
RGB	`rgb(200, 171, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 67.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, 9.71, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 11.67, 33.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.265, 44.16, 42.208)`
Decimal	`13151142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8ABA6, 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 #C8ABA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8ABA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #C8ABA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aba6; }
.text { color: #c8aba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 171 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aba6, #c8bca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8ABA6?: #C8ABA6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8ABA6?: The RGB value is 200, 171, 166: 200 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8ABA6?: The complementary color is #A6C3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8ABA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.