What color is #C8B7AA?

#C8B7AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B7AA?

The RGB value is 200, 183, 170: 200 red, 183 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B7AA?

The complementary color is #AABBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B7AA color

#C8B7AA rgb(200, 183, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B7AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71.8% green and 66.7% blue (200, 183, 170).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#C8B7AA color codes

HEX	`#C8B7AA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 183, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, 3.88, 8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 9.61, 66.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.008, 49.05, 44.961)`
Decimal	`13154218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B7AA, 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 #C8B7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #C8B7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b7aa; }
.text { color: #c8b7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 183 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b7aa, #c8c6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8B7AA?: #C8B7AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B7AA?: The RGB value is 200, 183, 170: 200 red, 183 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B7AA?: The complementary color is #AABBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.