What color is #C9ACA7?

#C9ACA7 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 #C9ACA7?

The RGB value is 201, 172, 167: 201 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9ACA7?

The complementary color is #A7C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9ACA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9ACA7 color

#C9ACA7 rgb(201, 172, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9ACA7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 67.5% green and 65.5% blue (201, 172, 167).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#C9ACA7 color codes

HEX	`#C9ACA7`
RGB	`rgb(201, 172, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 67.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.7, 9.7, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.7, 11.65, 33.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.815, 44.714, 42.769)`
Decimal	`13216935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9ACA7, 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 #C9ACA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9ACA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #C9ACA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9aca7; }
.text { color: #c9aca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9aca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 172 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9aca7, #c9bda7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C9ACA7?: #C9ACA7 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 #C9ACA7?: The RGB value is 201, 172, 167: 201 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9ACA7?: The complementary color is #A7C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9ACA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.