What color is #C2C5BA?

#C2C5BA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C5BA?

The RGB value is 194, 197, 186: 194 red, 197 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C5BA?

The complementary color is #BDBAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C5BA color

#C2C5BA rgb(194, 197, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C5BA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 77.3% green and 72.9% blue (194, 197, 186).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#C2C5BA color codes

HEX	`#C2C5BA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 197, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 77.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, -3.03, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 5.97, 120.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.076, 54.947, 54.36)`
Decimal	`12764602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C5BA, 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 #C2C5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C2C5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c5ba; }
.text { color: #c2c5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 197 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c5ba, #bcc5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C2C5BA?: #C2C5BA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C5BA?: The RGB value is 194, 197, 186: 194 red, 197 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C5BA?: The complementary color is #BDBAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.