What color is #C5A0A4?

#C5A0A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A0A4?

The RGB value is 197, 160, 164: 197 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A0A4?

The complementary color is #A0C5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A0A4 color

#C5A0A4 rgb(197, 160, 164)

Shades of red

The hex color #C5A0A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.7% green and 64.3% blue (197, 160, 164).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#C5A0A4 color codes

HEX	`#C5A0A4`
RGB	`rgb(197, 160, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.25, 14.27, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.25, 14.61, 12.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.298, 39.694, 40.548)`
Decimal	`12951716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A0A4, 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 #C5A0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #C5A0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a0a4; }
.text { color: #c5a0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 160 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a0a4, #c5aea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A0A4?: #C5A0A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A0A4?: The RGB value is 197, 160, 164: 197 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A0A4?: The complementary color is #A0C5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.