What color is #C5C1AD?

#C5C1AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C1AD?

The RGB value is 197, 193, 173: 197 red, 193 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C1AD?

The complementary color is #ADB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C1AD color

#C5C1AD rgb(197, 193, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C1AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.7% green and 67.8% blue (197, 193, 173).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#C5C1AD color codes

HEX	`#C5C1AD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 193, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -2.05, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 10.77, 100.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.638, 53.028, 47.148)`
Decimal	`12960173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C1AD, 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 #C5C1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #C5C1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c1ad; }
.text { color: #c5c1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 193 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c1ad, #bdc5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5C1AD?: #C5C1AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C1AD?: The RGB value is 197, 193, 173: 197 red, 193 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C1AD?: The complementary color is #ADB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.