What color is #C5B5B6?

#C5B5B6 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 #C5B5B6?

The RGB value is 197, 181, 182: 197 red, 181 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B5B6?

The complementary color is #B5C5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B5B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B5B6 color

#C5B5B6 rgb(197, 181, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B5B6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 71% green and 71.4% blue (197, 181, 182).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#C5B5B6 color codes

HEX	`#C5B5B6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 181, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 71%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, 5.86, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 6.06, 14.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.992, 48.296, 51.041)`
Decimal	`12957110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B5B6, 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 #C5B5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B5B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #C5B5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b5b6; }
.text { color: #c5b5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 181 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b5b6, #c5bcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5B5B6?: #C5B5B6 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 #C5B5B6?: The RGB value is 197, 181, 182: 197 red, 181 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B5B6?: The complementary color is #B5C5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B5B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.