What color is #C5A4AA?

#C5A4AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A4AA?

The RGB value is 197, 164, 170: 197 red, 164 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A4AA?

The complementary color is #A4C5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A4AA color

#C5A4AA rgb(197, 164, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C5A4AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 64.3% green and 66.7% blue (197, 164, 170).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#C5A4AA color codes

HEX	`#C5A4AA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 164, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 64.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, 13.06, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 13.14, 6.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.557, 41.325, 43.704)`
Decimal	`12952746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A4AA, 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 #C5A4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #C5A4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a4aa; }
.text { color: #c5a4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 164 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a4aa, #c5afa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C5A4AA?: #C5A4AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A4AA?: The RGB value is 197, 164, 170: 197 red, 164 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A4AA?: The complementary color is #A4C5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.