What color is #C5B1AB?

#C5B1AB 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 #C5B1AB?

The RGB value is 197, 177, 171: 197 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B1AB?

The complementary color is #ABBFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B1AB color

#C5B1AB rgb(197, 177, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B1AB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 69.4% green and 67.1% blue (197, 177, 171).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#C5B1AB color codes

HEX	`#C5B1AB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 177, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 69.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, 6.16, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 8.37, 42.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.098, 46.256, 45.02)`
Decimal	`12956075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B1AB, 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 #C5B1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #C5B1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b1ab; }
.text { color: #c5b1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 177 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b1ab, #c5beab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5B1AB?: #C5B1AB 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 #C5B1AB?: The RGB value is 197, 177, 171: 197 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B1AB?: The complementary color is #ABBFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.