What color is #C9BAB5?

#C9BAB5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BAB5?

The RGB value is 201, 186, 181: 201 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BAB5?

The complementary color is #B5C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BAB5 color

#C9BAB5 rgb(201, 186, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BAB5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (201, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#C9BAB5 color codes

HEX	`#C9BAB5`
RGB	`rgb(201, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.6, 4.44, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.6, 6.29, 45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.986, 50.872, 50.893)`
Decimal	`13220533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BAB5, 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 #C9BAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #C9BAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bab5; }
.text { color: #c9bab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bab5, #c9c4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C9BAB5?: #C9BAB5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BAB5?: The RGB value is 201, 186, 181: 201 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BAB5?: The complementary color is #B5C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.