What color is #C8AEA5?

#C8AEA5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AEA5?

The RGB value is 200, 174, 165: 200 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEA5?

The complementary color is #A5BFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AEA5 color

#C8AEA5 rgb(200, 174, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8AEA5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.2% green and 64.7% blue (200, 174, 165).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#C8AEA5 color codes

HEX	`#C8AEA5`
RGB	`rgb(200, 174, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.07, 7.92, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.07, 11.31, 45.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.747, 45.269, 41.918)`
Decimal	`13151909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AEA5, 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 #C8AEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #C8AEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aea5; }
.text { color: #c8aea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 174 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aea5, #c8c0a5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C8AEA5?: #C8AEA5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AEA5?: The RGB value is 200, 174, 165: 200 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AEA5?: The complementary color is #A5BFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.