What color is #C8ACAF?

#C8ACAF 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 #C8ACAF?

The RGB value is 200, 172, 175: 200 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8ACAF?

The complementary color is #ACC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8ACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8ACAF color

#C8ACAF rgb(200, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8ACAF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (200, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#C8ACAF color codes

HEX	`#C8ACAF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, 10.63, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 10.86, 11.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.309, 44.881, 46.772)`
Decimal	`13151407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8ACAF, 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 #C8ACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8ACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #C8ACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8acaf; }
.text { color: #c8acaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8acaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8acaf, #c8b7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8ACAF?: #C8ACAF 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 #C8ACAF?: The RGB value is 200, 172, 175: 200 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8ACAF?: The complementary color is #ACC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8ACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.