What color is #C5C1AB?

#C5C1AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C1AB?

The RGB value is 197, 193, 171: 197 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C1AB?

The complementary color is #ABAFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C1AB color

#C5C1AB rgb(197, 193, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C1AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.7% green and 67.1% blue (197, 193, 171).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#C5C1AB color codes

HEX	`#C5C1AB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 193, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.85, -2.38, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.85, 11.83, 101.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.446, 52.951, 46.136)`
Decimal	`12960171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C1AB, 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 #C5C1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #C5C1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c1ab; }
.text { color: #c5c1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 193 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c1ab, #bcc5ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5C1AB?: #C5C1AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C1AB?: The RGB value is 197, 193, 171: 197 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C1AB?: The complementary color is #ABAFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.