What color is #C1C5CE?

#C1C5CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C5CE?

The RGB value is 193, 197, 206: 193 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C5CE?

The complementary color is #CECAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C5CE color

#C1C5CE rgb(193, 197, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C5CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (193, 197, 206).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#C1C5CE color codes

HEX	`#C1C5CE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 197, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 77.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.46, 0.34, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.46, 4.98, 273.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.097, 55.726, 66.339)`
Decimal	`12699086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C5CE, 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 #C1C5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #C1C5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c5ce; }
.text { color: #c1c5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 197 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c5ce, #c3c1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1C5CE?: #C1C5CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C5CE?: The RGB value is 193, 197, 206: 193 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C5CE?: The complementary color is #CECAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.