What color is #C5BDA8?

#C5BDA8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BDA8?

The RGB value is 197, 189, 168: 197 red, 189 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BDA8?

The complementary color is #A8B0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BDA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BDA8 color

#C5BDA8 rgb(197, 189, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BDA8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.1% green and 65.9% blue (197, 189, 168).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#C5BDA8 color codes

HEX	`#C5BDA8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 189, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, -0.75, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 11.65, 93.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.291, 51.093, 44.356)`
Decimal	`12959144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BDA8, 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 #C5BDA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BDA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #C5BDA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bda8; }
.text { color: #c5bda8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bda8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 189 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bda8, #bfc5a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C5BDA8?: #C5BDA8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BDA8?: The RGB value is 197, 189, 168: 197 red, 189 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BDA8?: The complementary color is #A8B0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BDA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.