What color is #C5AFC1?

#C5AFC1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AFC1?

The RGB value is 197, 175, 193: 197 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AFC1?

The complementary color is #AFC5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AFC1 color

#C5AFC1 rgb(197, 175, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5AFC1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 68.6% green and 75.7% blue (197, 175, 193).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#C5AFC1 color codes

HEX	`#C5AFC1`
RGB	`rgb(197, 175, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 68.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, 11.08, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 12.72, 330.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.98, 46.381, 56.867)`
Decimal	`12955585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AFC1, 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 #C5AFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #C5AFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5afc1; }
.text { color: #c5afc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5afc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 175 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5afc1, #c5afb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5AFC1?: #C5AFC1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AFC1?: The RGB value is 197, 175, 193: 197 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AFC1?: The complementary color is #AFC5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.