What color is #C4C7C5?

#C4C7C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C7C5?

The RGB value is 196, 199, 197: 196 red, 199 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C7C5?

The complementary color is #C7C4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C7C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C7C5 color

#C4C7C5 rgb(196, 199, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C7C5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 78% green and 77.3% blue (196, 199, 197).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 3% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Waxwing (#C0C2C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#C4C7C5 color codes

HEX	`#C4C7C5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 199, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 78%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 3%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -1.4, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 1.54, 155.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.265, 56.614, 60.934)`
Decimal	`12896197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C7C5, 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 #C4C7C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C7C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #C4C7C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c7c5; }
.text { color: #c4c7c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c7c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 199 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c7c5, #c4c7c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C4C7C5?: #C4C7C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C7C5?: The RGB value is 196, 199, 197: 196 red, 199 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C7C5?: The complementary color is #C7C4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C7C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.