What color is #C5A193?

#C5A193 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A193?

The RGB value is 197, 161, 147: 197 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A193?

The complementary color is #93B7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A193 color

#C5A193 rgb(197, 161, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5A193 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 63.1% green and 57.6% blue (197, 161, 147).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#C5A193 color codes

HEX	`#C5A193`
RGB	`rgb(197, 161, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 63.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, 11.14, 12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 16.59, 47.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.038, 39.468, 33.055)`
Decimal	`12951955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A193, 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 #C5A193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #C5A193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a193; }
.text { color: #c5a193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 161 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a193, #c5ba93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C5A193?: #C5A193 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A193?: The RGB value is 197, 161, 147: 197 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A193?: The complementary color is #93B7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.