What color is #C5B5AA?

#C5B5AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B5AA?

The RGB value is 197, 181, 170: 197 red, 181 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B5AA?

The complementary color is #AABAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B5AA color

#C5B5AA rgb(197, 181, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B5AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 71% green and 66.7% blue (197, 181, 170).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#C5B5AA color codes

HEX	`#C5B5AA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 181, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 71%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, 3.84, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 8.57, 63.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.805, 47.821, 44.787)`
Decimal	`12957098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B5AA, 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 #C5B5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #C5B5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b5aa; }
.text { color: #c5b5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 181 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b5aa, #c5c3aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5B5AA?: #C5B5AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B5AA?: The RGB value is 197, 181, 170: 197 red, 181 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B5AA?: The complementary color is #AABAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.