What color is #C5BBBC?

#C5BBBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BBBC?

The RGB value is 197, 187, 188: 197 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BBBC?

The complementary color is #BBC5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BBBC color

#C5BBBC rgb(197, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BBBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (197, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#C5BBBC color codes

HEX	`#C5BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, 3.69, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 3.77, 11.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.872, 51.042, 54.792)`
Decimal	`12958652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BBBC, 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 #C5BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #C5BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bbbc; }
.text { color: #c5bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bbbc, #c5bfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5BBBC?: #C5BBBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BBBC?: The RGB value is 197, 187, 188: 197 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BBBC?: The complementary color is #BBC5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.