What color is #C5BEB2?

#C5BEB2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BEB2?

The RGB value is 197, 190, 178: 197 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BEB2?

The complementary color is #B2B9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BEB2 color

#C5BEB2 rgb(197, 190, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BEB2 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (197, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is City Dweller (#C0B9AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#C5BEB2 color codes

HEX	`#C5BEB2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 10%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.23, 0.36, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.23, 6.94, 87.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.474, 51.912, 49.525)`
Decimal	`12959410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BEB2, 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 #C5BEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #C5BEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5beb2; }
.text { color: #c5beb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5beb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5beb2, #c3c5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C5BEB2?: #C5BEB2 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BEB2?: The RGB value is 197, 190, 178: 197 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BEB2?: The complementary color is #B2B9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.