What color is #C9BCAE?

#C9BCAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BCAE?

The RGB value is 201, 188, 174: 201 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BCAE?

The complementary color is #AEBBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BCAE color

#C9BCAE rgb(201, 188, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9BCAE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (201, 188, 174).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#C9BCAE color codes

HEX	`#C9BCAE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 188, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 73.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, 2.22, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 9.01, 75.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.71, 51.441, 47.347)`
Decimal	`13221038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BCAE, 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 #C9BCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #C9BCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bcae; }
.text { color: #c9bcae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bcae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 188 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bcae, #c8c9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C9BCAE?: #C9BCAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BCAE?: The RGB value is 201, 188, 174: 201 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BCAE?: The complementary color is #AEBBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.