What color is #C5B9BB?

#C5B9BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B9BB?

The RGB value is 197, 185, 187: 197 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B9BB?

The complementary color is #B9C5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B9BB color

#C5B9BB rgb(197, 185, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5B9BB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (197, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#C5B9BB color codes

HEX	`#C5B9BB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, 4.59, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 4.62, 6.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.343, 50.157, 54.086)`
Decimal	`12958139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B9BB, 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 #C5B9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #C5B9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b9bb; }
.text { color: #c5b9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b9bb, #c5bdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5B9BB?: #C5B9BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B9BB?: The RGB value is 197, 185, 187: 197 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B9BB?: The complementary color is #B9C5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.