What color is #C5B6AE?

#C5B6AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B6AE?

The RGB value is 197, 182, 174: 197 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B6AE?

The complementary color is #AEBDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B6AE color

#C5B6AE rgb(197, 182, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B6AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (197, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#C5B6AE color codes

HEX	`#C5B6AE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 3.96, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 7.18, 56.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.393, 48.383, 46.878)`
Decimal	`12957358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B6AE, 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 #C5B6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #C5B6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b6ae; }
.text { color: #c5b6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b6ae, #c5c2ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5B6AE?: #C5B6AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B6AE?: The RGB value is 197, 182, 174: 197 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B6AE?: The complementary color is #AEBDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.