What color is #C5B0C2?

#C5B0C2 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 #C5B0C2?

The RGB value is 197, 176, 194: 197 red, 176 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B0C2?

The complementary color is #B0C5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B0C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B0C2 color

#C5B0C2 rgb(197, 176, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B0C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 69% green and 76.1% blue (197, 176, 194).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#C5B0C2 color codes

HEX	`#C5B0C2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 176, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 69%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, 10.72, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 12.48, 329.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.288, 46.817, 57.521)`
Decimal	`12955842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B0C2, 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 #C5B0C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B0C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #C5B0C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b0c2; }
.text { color: #c5b0c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b0c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 176 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b0c2, #c5b0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5B0C2?: #C5B0C2 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 #C5B0C2?: The RGB value is 197, 176, 194: 197 red, 176 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B0C2?: The complementary color is #B0C5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B0C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.