What color is #C5A1B1?

#C5A1B1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A1B1?

The RGB value is 197, 161, 177: 197 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A1B1?

The complementary color is #A1C5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A1B1 color

#C5A1B1 rgb(197, 161, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C5A1B1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 63.1% green and 69.4% blue (197, 161, 177).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#C5A1B1 color codes

HEX	`#C5A1B1`
RGB	`rgb(197, 161, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 63.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.85, 15.89, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.85, 16.22, 348.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.706, 40.536, 47.108)`
Decimal	`12951985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A1B1, 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 #C5A1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #C5A1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a1b1; }
.text { color: #c5a1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 161 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a1b1, #c5a3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A1B1?: #C5A1B1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A1B1?: The RGB value is 197, 161, 177: 197 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A1B1?: The complementary color is #A1C5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.