What color is #C5ADCA?

#C5ADCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5ADCA?

The RGB value is 197, 173, 202: 197 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5ADCA?

The complementary color is #B2CAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5ADCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5ADCA color

#C5ADCA rgb(197, 173, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5ADCA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.8% green and 79.2% blue (197, 173, 202).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#C5ADCA color codes

HEX	`#C5ADCA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 173, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.56, 13.87, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.56, 18.03, 320.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.629, 46.022, 62.187)`
Decimal	`12955082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5ADCA, 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 #C5ADCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5ADCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #C5ADCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5adca; }
.text { color: #c5adca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5adca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 173 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5adca, #caadc0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5ADCA?: #C5ADCA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5ADCA?: The RGB value is 197, 173, 202: 197 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5ADCA?: The complementary color is #B2CAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5ADCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.