What color is #C5BACD?

#C5BACD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BACD?

The RGB value is 197, 186, 205: 197 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BACD?

The complementary color is #C2CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BACD color

#C5BACD rgb(197, 186, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BACD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.9% green and 80.4% blue (197, 186, 205).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#C5BACD color codes

HEX	`#C5BACD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, 7.38, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 11, 312.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.602, 51.396, 64.948)`
Decimal	`12958413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BACD, 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 #C5BACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #C5BACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bacd; }
.text { color: #c5bacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bacd, #cdbacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C5BACD?: #C5BACD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BACD?: The RGB value is 197, 186, 205: 197 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BACD?: The complementary color is #C2CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.