What color is #C5A0AA?

#C5A0AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A0AA?

The RGB value is 197, 160, 170: 197 red, 160 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A0AA?

The complementary color is #A0C5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A0AA color

#C5A0AA rgb(197, 160, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C5A0AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.7% green and 66.7% blue (197, 160, 170).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#C5A0AA color codes

HEX	`#C5A0AA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 160, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, 15.25, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 15.25, 359.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.852, 39.916, 43.47)`
Decimal	`12951722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A0AA, 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 #C5A0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #C5A0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a0aa; }
.text { color: #c5a0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 160 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a0aa, #c5a9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C5A0AA?: #C5A0AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A0AA?: The RGB value is 197, 160, 170: 197 red, 160 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A0AA?: The complementary color is #A0C5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.