What color is #C5B3C7?

#C5B3C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B3C7?

The RGB value is 197, 179, 199: 197 red, 179 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B3C7?

The complementary color is #B5C7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B3C7 color

#C5B3C7 rgb(197, 179, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B3C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 70.2% green and 78% blue (197, 179, 199).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 15% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#C5B3C7 color codes

HEX	`#C5B3C7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 179, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 70.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 15%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, 10.03, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 12.69, 322.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.453, 48.235, 60.727)`
Decimal	`12956615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B3C7, 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 #C5B3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #C5B3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b3c7; }
.text { color: #c5b3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 179 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b3c7, #c7b3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5B3C7?: #C5B3C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B3C7?: The RGB value is 197, 179, 199: 197 red, 179 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B3C7?: The complementary color is #B5C7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.