Colour
#C5B8C2
- #C5B8C2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C5B8C2 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 184, 194 and HSL 314°, 10%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C5B8C2#C5B8C2
HEX#C5B8C2
RGBrgb(197, 184, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7216, 0.7608
RGB percentages77.3%, 72.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(313.8, 10.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 6.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 1.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,957,890
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B8C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3A473D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8C5BB
Analogous#C2B8C5, #C5B8BB
Triadic#C2C5B8, #B8C2C5
Split complementary#BBC5B8, #B8C5C2
Tetradic#C5C2B8, #B8C5BB, #B8BBC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G184
B194
Red197 (77.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue313.85°
Saturation (HSL)10.08%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G B8 · B C2
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