What color is #C5C0B0?

#C5C0B0 is a light, grayish yellow known as Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stone Fortress?

The RGB value is 197, 192, 176: 197 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stone Fortress?

The complementary color is #B0B5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stone Fortress color: hex code #C5C0B0

#C5C0B0 rgb(197, 192, 176)

Shades of gray

Stone Fortress has the hex code #C5C0B0. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.3% green and 69% blue (197, 192, 176).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0) color codes

HEX	`#C5C0B0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 192, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, -1.03, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 8.75, 96.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.711, 52.705, 48.62)`
Decimal	`12959920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stone Fortress, 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 #C5C0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #C5C0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c0b0; }
.text { color: #c5c0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 192 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c0b0, #c0c5b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

See #C5C0B0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C5C0B0?: #C5C0B0 is a light, grayish yellow known as Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stone Fortress?: The RGB value is 197, 192, 176: 197 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stone Fortress?: The complementary color is #B0B5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.