What color is #C5A5A0?

#C5A5A0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A5A0?

The RGB value is 197, 165, 160: 197 red, 165 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A5A0?

The complementary color is #A0C0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A5A0?

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.

#C5A5A0 color

#C5A5A0 rgb(197, 165, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5A5A0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 64.7% green and 62.7% blue (197, 165, 160).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C5A5A0 color codes

HEX	`#C5A5A0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 165, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 64.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, 10.91, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 12.94, 32.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.826, 41.32, 38.971)`
Decimal	`12952992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A5A0, 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 #C5A5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A5A0 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 #C5A5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a5a0; }
.text { color: #c5a5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 165 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a5a0, #c5b8a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5A5A0?: #C5A5A0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A5A0?: The RGB value is 197, 165, 160: 197 red, 165 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A5A0?: The complementary color is #A0C0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A5A0?: 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.