HEX Color #C5AFB6 (Silver)

About #C5AFB6

The precise color #C5AFB6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Silver. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 175 green, and 182 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 11% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5AFB6

RGB197, 175, 182

HSL340.9°, 15.9%, 72.9%

CMYK0%, 11%, 8%, 23%

HSV340.9°, 11.2%, 77.3%

LAB73.5, 9.1, -0.7

XYZ46.8, 45.9, 50.7

Decimal12955574

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5AFB6 #AFC5BE

Analogous

#C5AFC1 #C5B3AF

Triadic

#B6C5AF #AFB6C5

Tetradic

#C1C5AF #AFC5BE #B3AFC5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5AFB6

#CBB7BE

#D1C0C6

#D8C9CE

#DED2D6

#E5DBDE

#EBE4E6

#F2EDEE

#F8F6F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5AFB6

#AF9BA1

#99888D

#837479

#6D6165

#574D50

#413A3C

#2B2628

#151314

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.06:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.18:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.97:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.66:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5AFB6; }

.text-color { color: #C5AFB6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5AFB6; }

Similar Colors

Silver

#C0C0C0