#C5A5AD Color

#C5A5AD is rgb(197, 165, 173) in RGB and hsl(345, 22%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5A5AD

HEX#C5A5AD

RGBrgb(197, 165, 173)

HSLhsl(345, 22%, 71%)

HSVhsv(345, 16%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.039 1.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5A5AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5A5AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5A5AD Complementary#A5C5BD Analogous#C5A5BD Analogous#C5ADA5 Triadic#ADC5A5 Triadic#A5ADC5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5A5AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDB1B8 #D5BEC4 #DDCACF #E3D3D7 #EBE0E3 #F3ECEE

Shades

#B18691 #A06A77 #83545F #67424B #482E34 #2C1C20

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