What color is #C2D0C5?

#C2D0C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2D0C5?

The RGB value is 194, 208, 197: 194 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2D0C5?

The complementary color is #D0C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2D0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2D0C5 color

#C2D0C5 rgb(194, 208, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2D0C5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 81.6% green and 77.3% blue (194, 208, 197).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#C2D0C5 color codes

HEX	`#C2D0C5`
RGB	`rgb(194, 208, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 81.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, -6.79, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 7.8, 150.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.88, 60.612, 61.62)`
Decimal	`12767429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2D0C5, 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 #C2D0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2D0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #C2D0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2d0c5; }
.text { color: #c2d0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 208 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2d0c5, #c2d0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C2D0C5?: #C2D0C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2D0C5?: The RGB value is 194, 208, 197: 194 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2D0C5?: The complementary color is #D0C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2D0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.