What color is #C5AF9F?

#C5AF9F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AF9F?

The RGB value is 197, 175, 159: 197 red, 175 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AF9F?

The complementary color is #9FB5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AF9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AF9F color

#C5AF9F rgb(197, 175, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5AF9F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 68.6% green and 62.4% blue (197, 175, 159).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#C5AF9F color codes

HEX	`#C5AF9F`
RGB	`rgb(197, 175, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 68.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, 5.33, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 12.31, 64.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.614, 45.035, 39.137)`
Decimal	`12955551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AF9F, 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 #C5AF9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AF9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #C5AF9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5af9f; }
.text { color: #c5af9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5af9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 175 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5af9f, #c5c29f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5AF9F?: #C5AF9F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AF9F?: The RGB value is 197, 175, 159: 197 red, 175 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AF9F?: The complementary color is #9FB5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AF9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.