What color is #C5BEB5?

#C5BEB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BEB5?

The RGB value is 197, 190, 181: 197 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BEB5?

The complementary color is #B5BCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BEB5 color

#C5BEB5 rgb(197, 190, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BEB5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.5% green and 71% blue (197, 190, 181).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Kitty Kitty (#C7BDB3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#C5BEB5 color codes

HEX	`#C5BEB5`
RGB	`rgb(197, 190, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, 0.87, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 5.48, 80.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.779, 52.034, 51.128)`
Decimal	`12959413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BEB5, 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 #C5BEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #C5BEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5beb5; }
.text { color: #c5beb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5beb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 190 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5beb5, #c4c5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5BEB5?: #C5BEB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BEB5?: The RGB value is 197, 190, 181: 197 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BEB5?: The complementary color is #B5BCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.