Information about #C5B6B3 color

#C5B6B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5B6B3 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 182, 179) (77.3% red, 71.4% green, 70.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 6 / 7 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5B6B3 presents itself as a softly toned earthy red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2). Slightly further away sit Pink Swan (#BFB3B2) and Tide (#BFB8B0).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 182, 179) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5B6B3: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5B6B3 color variations

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

#C5B6B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5B6B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5B6B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5B6B3 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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#C5B6B3 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #C5B6B3

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

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Eighth Pravda color link
Eighth Pravda

#C3BCB0

Eighth Friar Grey color link
Eighth Friar Grey

#C1BCB4

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

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Half Joss color link
Half Joss

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Half Cloudy color link
Half Cloudy

#C6BEB7

Soulmate color link
Soulmate

#CDB5AF

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

#C5B6B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B6B3
  • RGB197, 182, 179
  • CMYK0, 6, 7, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 182, 179)
  • HSL10°, 13%, 74%
  • HSL Precise10°, 13.433%, 73.725%
  • HSV10°, 9%, 77%
  • HSB10°, 9%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.714, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.714, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.714, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5B6B3
  • DECIMAL ID12957363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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