What color is #C4C5CA?

#C4C5CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C5CA?

The RGB value is 196, 197, 202: 196 red, 197 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C5CA?

The complementary color is #CAC9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C5CA color

#C4C5CA rgb(196, 197, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C5CA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.3% green and 79.2% blue (196, 197, 202).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#C4C5CA color codes

HEX	`#C4C5CA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 197, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 3%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.58, 0.59, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.58, 2.68, 282.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.39, 55.932, 63.849)`
Decimal	`12895690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C5CA, 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 #C4C5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #C4C5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c5ca; }
.text { color: #c4c5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 197 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c5ca, #c6c4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4C5CA?: #C4C5CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C5CA?: The RGB value is 196, 197, 202: 196 red, 197 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C5CA?: The complementary color is #CAC9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.