What color is #C5ADA0?

#C5ADA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5ADA0?

The RGB value is 197, 173, 160: 197 red, 173 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5ADA0?

The complementary color is #A0B8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5ADA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5ADA0 color

#C5ADA0 rgb(197, 173, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5ADA0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.8% green and 62.7% blue (197, 173, 160).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#C5ADA0 color codes

HEX	`#C5ADA0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 173, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, 6.56, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 11.84, 56.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.315, 44.297, 39.467)`
Decimal	`12955040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5ADA0, 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 #C5ADA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5ADA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #C5ADA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ada0; }
.text { color: #c5ada0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ada0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 173 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ada0, #c5c0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5ADA0?: #C5ADA0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5ADA0?: The RGB value is 197, 173, 160: 197 red, 173 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5ADA0?: The complementary color is #A0B8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5ADA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.