What color is #C5A9AB?

#C5A9AB 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 #C5A9AB?

The RGB value is 197, 169, 171: 197 red, 169 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A9AB?

The complementary color is #A9C5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A9AB color

#C5A9AB rgb(197, 169, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5A9AB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 66.3% green and 67.1% blue (197, 169, 171).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#C5A9AB color codes

HEX	`#C5A9AB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 169, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 66.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.68, 10.5, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.68, 10.85, 14.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.564, 43.188, 44.509)`
Decimal	`12954027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A9AB, 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 #C5A9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #C5A9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a9ab; }
.text { color: #c5a9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 169 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a9ab, #c5b5a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5A9AB?: #C5A9AB 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 #C5A9AB?: The RGB value is 197, 169, 171: 197 red, 169 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A9AB?: The complementary color is #A9C5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.