What color is #C5A2B1?

#C5A2B1 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 #C5A2B1?

The RGB value is 197, 162, 177: 197 red, 162 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A2B1?

The complementary color is #A2C5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A2B1 color

#C5A2B1 rgb(197, 162, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C5A2B1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 63.5% green and 69.4% blue (197, 162, 177).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 23% 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#C5A2B1 color codes

HEX	`#C5A2B1`
RGB	`rgb(197, 162, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 63.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.1, 15.34, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.1, 15.61, 349.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.882, 40.887, 47.167)`
Decimal	`12952241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A2B1, 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 #C5A2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #C5A2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a2b1; }
.text { color: #c5a2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 162 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a2b1, #c5a4a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A2B1?: #C5A2B1 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 #C5A2B1?: The RGB value is 197, 162, 177: 197 red, 162 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A2B1?: The complementary color is #A2C5B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.