What color is #C5BAB6?

#C5BAB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BAB6?

The RGB value is 197, 186, 182: 197 red, 186 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BAB6?

The complementary color is #B6C1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BAB6 color

#C5BAB6 rgb(197, 186, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BAB6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.9% green and 71.4% blue (197, 186, 182).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#C5BAB6 color codes

HEX	`#C5BAB6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 186, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, 3.18, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 4.66, 47.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.027, 50.366, 51.386)`
Decimal	`12958390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BAB6, 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 #C5BAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #C5BAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bab6; }
.text { color: #c5bab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 186 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bab6, #c5c2b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C5BAB6?: #C5BAB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BAB6?: The RGB value is 197, 186, 182: 197 red, 186 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BAB6?: The complementary color is #B6C1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.