Recognised as Colour
#C5BAAE
- #C5BAAE
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C5BAAE is a orange with RGB values 197, 186, 174 and HSL 31°, 17%, 73%. 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
#C5BAAE#C5BAAE
HEX#C5BAAE
RGBrgb(197, 186, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7294, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.3%, 72.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(31.3, 16.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.3, 11.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 11.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,382
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BAAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 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#3A4551
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 familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEB9C5
Analogous#C5AFAE, #C5C5AE
Triadic#AEC5BA, #BAAEC5
Split complementary#AEC5C5, #AEAEC5
Tetradic#AEC5AE, #AEB9C5, #C5AEC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G186
B174
Red197 (77.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue31.3°
Saturation (HSL)16.55%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BA · B AE
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