What color is #C5A0A5?

#C5A0A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A0A5?

The RGB value is 197, 160, 165: 197 red, 160 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A0A5?

The complementary color is #A0C5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A0A5 color

#C5A0A5 rgb(197, 160, 165)

Shades of red

The hex color #C5A0A5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.7% green and 64.7% blue (197, 160, 165).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#C5A0A5 color codes

HEX	`#C5A0A5`
RGB	`rgb(197, 160, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.28, 14.44, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.28, 14.66, 10.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.388, 39.73, 41.026)`
Decimal	`12951717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A0A5, 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 #C5A0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #C5A0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a0a5; }
.text { color: #c5a0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 160 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a0a5, #c5ada0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A0A5?: #C5A0A5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A0A5?: The RGB value is 197, 160, 165: 197 red, 160 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A0A5?: The complementary color is #A0C5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.