Information about #C5B3BA color

#C5B3BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5B3BA falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 179, 186) — 77.3% red, 70.2% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 4 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5B3BA reads as a calm, restrained romantic rose and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maverick (#C8B1C0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alluring (#C4ABB9) and Kidman (#CCB7B9).

The recipe behind #C5B3BA is rgb(197, 179, 186), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5B3BA: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5B3BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5B3BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5B3BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C5B3BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Kidman color link
Kidman

#CCB7B9

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Half Cloudy color link
Half Cloudy

#C6BEB7

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B3BA
  • RGB197, 179, 186
  • CMYK0, 7, 4, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 179, 186)
  • HSL337°, 13%, 74%
  • HSL Precise336.667°, 13.433%, 73.725%
  • HSV337°, 9%, 77%
  • HSB337°, 9%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.702, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.702, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.702, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5B3BA
  • DECIMAL ID12956602
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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