What color is #C5B0AD?

#C5B0AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B0AD?

The RGB value is 197, 176, 173: 197 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B0AD?

The complementary color is #ADC2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B0AD color

#C5B0AD rgb(197, 176, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B0AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 69% green and 67.8% blue (197, 176, 173).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#C5B0AD color codes

HEX	`#C5B0AD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 176, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 69%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.51, 7.03, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.51, 8.23, 31.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.094, 45.939, 45.966)`
Decimal	`12955821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B0AD, 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 #C5B0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #C5B0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b0ad; }
.text { color: #c5b0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 176 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b0ad, #c5bcad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5B0AD?: #C5B0AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B0AD?: The RGB value is 197, 176, 173: 197 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B0AD?: The complementary color is #ADC2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.