What color is #C9B1AF?

#C9B1AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B1AF?

The RGB value is 201, 177, 175: 201 red, 177 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B1AF?

The complementary color is #AFC7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B1AF color

#C9B1AF rgb(201, 177, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9B1AF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 69.4% green and 68.6% blue (201, 177, 175).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#C9B1AF color codes

HEX	`#C9B1AF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 177, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 69.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, 8.28, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 9.28, 26.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.547, 46.958, 47.108)`
Decimal	`13218223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B1AF, 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 #C9B1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #C9B1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b1af; }
.text { color: #c9b1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 177 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b1af, #c9beaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C9B1AF?: #C9B1AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B1AF?: The RGB value is 201, 177, 175: 201 red, 177 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B1AF?: The complementary color is #AFC7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.