What color is #C5BAB9?

#C5BAB9 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 #C5BAB9?

The RGB value is 197, 186, 185: 197 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BAB9?

The complementary color is #B9C4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BAB9 color

#C5BAB9 rgb(197, 186, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BAB9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.9% green and 72.5% blue (197, 186, 185).

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

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#C5BAB9 color codes

HEX	`#C5BAB9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 186, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, 3.7, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 4.16, 27.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.341, 50.491, 53.036)`
Decimal	`12958393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BAB9, 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 #C5BAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #C5BAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bab9; }
.text { color: #c5bab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 186 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bab9, #c5c0b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5BAB9?: #C5BAB9 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 #C5BAB9?: The RGB value is 197, 186, 185: 197 red, 186 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BAB9?: The complementary color is #B9C4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.