What color is #C5AAC7?

#C5AAC7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AAC7?

The RGB value is 197, 170, 199: 197 red, 170 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AAC7?

The complementary color is #ACC7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AAC7 color

#C5AAC7 rgb(197, 170, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5AAC7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 66.7% green and 78% blue (197, 170, 199).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#C5AAC7 color codes

HEX	`#C5AAC7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 170, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 66.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.72, 14.94, -11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.72, 18.63, 323.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.708, 44.744, 60.145)`
Decimal	`12954311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AAC7, 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 #C5AAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #C5AAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5aac7; }
.text { color: #c5aac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5aac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 170 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5aac7, #c7aabb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5AAC7?: #C5AAC7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AAC7?: The RGB value is 197, 170, 199: 197 red, 170 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AAC7?: The complementary color is #ACC7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.