What color is #C5ADBB?

#C5ADBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5ADBB?

The RGB value is 197, 173, 187: 197 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5ADBB?

The complementary color is #ADC5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5ADBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5ADBB color

#C5ADBB rgb(197, 173, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5ADBB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.8% green and 73.3% blue (197, 173, 187).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#C5ADBB color codes

HEX	`#C5ADBB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 173, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, 11.08, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 11.76, 340.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.938, 45.346, 53.284)`
Decimal	`12955067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5ADBB, 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 #C5ADBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5ADBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #C5ADBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5adbb; }
.text { color: #c5adbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5adbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 173 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5adbb, #c5adaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C5ADBB?: #C5ADBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5ADBB?: The RGB value is 197, 173, 187: 197 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5ADBB?: The complementary color is #ADC5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5ADBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.