What color is #C5AEB3?

#C5AEB3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AEB3?

The RGB value is 197, 174, 179: 197 red, 174 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AEB3?

The complementary color is #AEC5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AEB3 color

#C5AEB3 rgb(197, 174, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5AEB3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 68.2% green and 70.2% blue (197, 174, 179).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#C5AEB3 color codes

HEX	`#C5AEB3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 174, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 68.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, 9.13, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 9.14, 3.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.298, 45.398, 48.963)`
Decimal	`12955315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AEB3, 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 #C5AEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #C5AEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5aeb3; }
.text { color: #c5aeb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5aeb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 174 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5aeb3, #c5b5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5AEB3?: #C5AEB3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AEB3?: The RGB value is 197, 174, 179: 197 red, 174 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AEB3?: The complementary color is #AEC5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.