What color is #C4CEC5?

#C4CEC5 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 #C4CEC5?

The RGB value is 196, 206, 197: 196 red, 206 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CEC5?

The complementary color is #CEC4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CEC5 color

#C4CEC5 rgb(196, 206, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CEC5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 80.8% green and 77.3% blue (196, 206, 197).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#C4CEC5 color codes

HEX	`#C4CEC5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 206, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 80.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.79, -5.07, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.79, 6.04, 146.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.912, 59.909, 61.483)`
Decimal	`12897989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CEC5, 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 #C4CEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #C4CEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cec5; }
.text { color: #c4cec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 206 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cec5, #c4ceca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4CEC5?: #C4CEC5 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 #C4CEC5?: The RGB value is 196, 206, 197: 196 red, 206 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CEC5?: The complementary color is #CEC4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.