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#C5AABA Color

#C5AABA is rgb(197, 170, 186) in RGB, hsl(324, 19%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5AABA
HEX#C5AABA
RGBrgb(197, 170, 186)
HSLhsl(324, 19%, 72%)
HSVhsv(324, 14%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.038 341.7)
LABlab(72.37% 12.17 -4.41)
LCHlch(72.37% 12.94 340.07)

What #C5AABA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C5AABA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.77Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.75Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.49Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 7.75Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.33Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C5AABA Channel Values

How #C5AABA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 197 · G 170 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 19% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 14% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 6% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5AABA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5AABA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5AABA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5AABA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5AABA
Complementary
#AAC5B5
Analogous
#C2AAC5
Analogous
#C5AAAD
Triadic
#BAC5AA
Triadic
#AABAC5
Split comp.
#ADC5AA
Split comp.
#AAC5C2

Tints & Shades of #C5AABA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDB6C4
#D4BFCB
#DCCBD5
#E4D8DF
#ECE4E9
#F3EDF0

Shades

#B18CA2
#9E708C
#825972
#644457
#46303D
#2A1D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5AABA.

How #C5AABA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C5AABA
Protanopia#AFAFBA
Protanomaly#B8ADBA
Deuteranopia#B4B4B9
Deuteranomaly#BBB0BA
Tritanopia#C3ACAC
Tritanomaly#C4ABB2
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5AABA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c5aaba: #C5AABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5AABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5aaba': '#C5AABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.667, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_c5aaba">#C5AABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5AABA"

More Pink Colors

#C5AABA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C5AABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5AABA?

#C5AABA is a light pink — rgb(197, 170, 186) in RGB and hsl(324, 19%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #C5AABA?

#C5AABA is rgb(197, 170, 186) — red 197, green 170, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5AABA?

#C5AABA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5AABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5AABA scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5AABA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5AABA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.