What color is #C5D1DA?

#C5D1DA is a light, grayish azure known as Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polished Silver?

The RGB value is 197, 209, 218: 197 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polished Silver?

The complementary color is #DACEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polished Silver color: hex code #C5D1DA

#C5D1DA rgb(197, 209, 218)

Shades of gray

Polished Silver has the hex code #C5D1DA. It is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 82% green and 85.5% blue (197, 209, 218).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

Polished Silver (#C5D1DA) color codes

HEX	`#C5D1DA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 209, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 82%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.2, -2.31, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.2, 6.28, 248.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.479, 62.532, 75.305)`
Decimal	`12964314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polished Silver, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C5D1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C5D1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d1da; }
.text { color: #c5d1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 209 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d1da, #c5c6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

See #C5D1DA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C5D1DA?: #C5D1DA is a light, grayish azure known as Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polished Silver?: The RGB value is 197, 209, 218: 197 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polished Silver?: The complementary color is #DACEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.