What color is #C8AFAC?

#C8AFAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AFAC?

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

What is the complementary color of #C8AFAC?

The complementary color is #ACC5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AFAC color

#C8AFAC rgb(200, 175, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8AFAC is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 6°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#C8AFAC color codes

HEX	`#C8AFAC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 175, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, 8.5, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 9.79, 29.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.595, 45.919, 45.43)`
Decimal	`13152172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AFAC, 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 #C8AFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #C8AFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8afac; }
.text { color: #c8afac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8afac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 175 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8afac, #c8bdac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8AFAC?: #C8AFAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AFAC?: The RGB value is 200, 175, 172: 200 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AFAC?: The complementary color is #ACC5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.