Information about #C5AAAC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C5AAAC is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 170, 172) — 77.3% red, 66.7% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 10 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned earthy red, #C5AAAC appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cherish (#C6ABA9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Pink (#C4AEAD) and Pinkish Grey (#C8ACA9).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 170, 172) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C5AAAC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #C5AAAC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5AAAC color variations

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

#C5AAAC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#DCCCCD

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White

#FFFFFF

#C5AAAC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#83595C

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#573B3D

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Black

#000000

#C5AAAC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AB9697

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#8F8686

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Grey

#808080

#C5AAAC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Triple Thorndon Cream

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#C5AAAC 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
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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
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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
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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
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#ACC5AA
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#AAACC5
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#C5C3AA
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#AAC5C3
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#AAACC5
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B9C5AA
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#AAC5C3
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#B6AAC5
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Nearest named colors to #C5AAAC

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

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Metallic Rose Gold color link
Metallic Rose Gold

#CBA3B2

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Half Perfect Taupe color link
Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

#C5AAAC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5AAAC
  • RGB197, 170, 172
  • CMYK0, 11, 10, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 170, 172)
  • HSL356°, 19%, 72%
  • HSL Precise355.556°, 18.881%, 71.961%
  • HSV356°, 14%, 77%
  • HSB356°, 14%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.667, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.667, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.667, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5AAAC
  • DECIMAL ID12954284
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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