What color is #C5B8A3?

#C5B8A3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B8A3?

The RGB value is 197, 184, 163: 197 red, 184 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B8A3?

The complementary color is #A3B0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B8A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B8A3 color

#C5B8A3 rgb(197, 184, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B8A3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.2% green and 63.9% blue (197, 184, 163).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#C5B8A3 color codes

HEX	`#C5B8A3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 184, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, 1.12, 12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 12.38, 84.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.777, 48.797, 41.598)`
Decimal	`12957859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B8A3, 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 #C5B8A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B8A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #C5B8A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b8a3; }
.text { color: #c5b8a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b8a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 184 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b8a3, #c1c5a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C5B8A3?: #C5B8A3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B8A3?: The RGB value is 197, 184, 163: 197 red, 184 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B8A3?: The complementary color is #A3B0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B8A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.