What color is #C5AECC?

#C5AECC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AECC?

The RGB value is 197, 174, 204: 197 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AECC?

The complementary color is #B5CCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AECC color

#C5AECC rgb(197, 174, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5AECC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 68.2% green and 80% blue (197, 174, 204).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#C5AECC color codes

HEX	`#C5AECC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 174, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 68.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, 13.71, -12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 18.32, 318.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.059, 46.503, 63.506)`
Decimal	`12955340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AECC, 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 #C5AECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #C5AECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5aecc; }
.text { color: #c5aecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5aecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 174 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5aecc, #ccaec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C5AECC?: #C5AECC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AECC?: The RGB value is 197, 174, 204: 197 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AECC?: The complementary color is #B5CCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.