What color is #C5B2C4?

#C5B2C4 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 #C5B2C4?

The RGB value is 197, 178, 196: 197 red, 178 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B2C4?

The complementary color is #B2C5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B2C4 color

#C5B2C4 rgb(197, 178, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B2C4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 69.8% green and 76.9% blue (197, 178, 196).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#C5B2C4 color codes

HEX	`#C5B2C4`
RGB	`rgb(197, 178, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 69.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, 10.01, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 12.01, 326.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.909, 47.697, 58.844)`
Decimal	`12956356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B2C4, 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 #C5B2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #C5B2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b2c4; }
.text { color: #c5b2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 178 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b2c4, #c5b2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5B2C4?: #C5B2C4 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 #C5B2C4?: The RGB value is 197, 178, 196: 197 red, 178 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B2C4?: The complementary color is #B2C5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.