What color is #C5B6BB?

#C5B6BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B6BB?

The RGB value is 197, 182, 187: 197 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B6BB?

The complementary color is #B6C5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B6BB color

#C5B6BB rgb(197, 182, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B6BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 71.4% green and 73.3% blue (197, 182, 187).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#C5B6BB color codes

HEX	`#C5B6BB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 182, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 71.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, 6.2, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 6.23, 354.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.722, 48.915, 53.879)`
Decimal	`12957371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B6BB, 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 #C5B6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #C5B6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b6bb; }
.text { color: #c5b6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 182 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b6bb, #c5b9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5B6BB?: #C5B6BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B6BB?: The RGB value is 197, 182, 187: 197 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B6BB?: The complementary color is #B6C5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.