What color is #C9B8B2?

#C9B8B2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9B8B2?

The RGB value is 201, 184, 178: 201 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9B8B2?

The complementary color is #B2C3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9B8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9B8B2 color

#C9B8B2 rgb(201, 184, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9B8B2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 72.2% green and 69.8% blue (201, 184, 178).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#C9B8B2 color codes

HEX	`#C9B8B2`
RGB	`rgb(201, 184, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 72.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, 5.01, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 7.24, 46.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.263, 49.914, 49.15)`
Decimal	`13220018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9B8B2, 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 #C9B8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9B8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #C9B8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9b8b2; }
.text { color: #c9b8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 184 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9b8b2, #c9c4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9B8B2?: #C9B8B2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9B8B2?: The RGB value is 201, 184, 178: 201 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9B8B2?: The complementary color is #B2C3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9B8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.