What color is #C9A6AC?

#C9A6AC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9A6AC?

The RGB value is 201, 166, 172: 201 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9A6AC?

The complementary color is #A6C9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9A6AC color

#C9A6AC rgb(201, 166, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C9A6AC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 65.1% green and 67.5% blue (201, 166, 172).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#C9A6AC color codes

HEX	`#C9A6AC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 166, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 65.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, 13.76, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 13.87, 7.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.17, 42.67, 44.878)`
Decimal	`13215404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9A6AC, 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 #C9A6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #C9A6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a6ac; }
.text { color: #c9a6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 166 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a6ac, #c9b2a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C9A6AC?: #C9A6AC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9A6AC?: The RGB value is 201, 166, 172: 201 red, 166 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9A6AC?: The complementary color is #A6C9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.