What color is #C9B7B6?

#C9B7B6 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 #C9B7B6?

The RGB value is 201, 183, 182: 201 red, 183 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B7B6?

The complementary color is #B6C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B7B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B7B6 color

#C9B7B6 rgb(201, 183, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9B7B6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 71.8% green and 71.4% blue (201, 183, 182).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#C9B7B6 color codes

HEX	`#C9B7B6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 183, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 71.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, 6.22, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 6.84, 24.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.464, 49.663, 51.227)`
Decimal	`13219766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B7B6, 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 #C9B7B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B7B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #C9B7B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b7b6; }
.text { color: #c9b7b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b7b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 183 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b7b6, #c9c1b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C9B7B6?: #C9B7B6 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 #C9B7B6?: The RGB value is 201, 183, 182: 201 red, 183 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B7B6?: The complementary color is #B6C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B7B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.