What color is #C5BDC4?

#C5BDC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BDC4?

The RGB value is 197, 189, 196: 197 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BDC4?

The complementary color is #BDC5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BDC4 color

#C5BDC4 rgb(197, 189, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BDC4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.1% green and 76.9% blue (197, 189, 196).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#C5BDC4 color codes

HEX	`#C5BDC4`
RGB	`rgb(197, 189, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.43, 4.07, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.43, 4.79, 328.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.186, 52.251, 59.603)`
Decimal	`12959172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BDC4, 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 #C5BDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #C5BDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bdc4; }
.text { color: #c5bdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 189 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bdc4, #c5bdc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5BDC4?: #C5BDC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BDC4?: The RGB value is 197, 189, 196: 197 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BDC4?: The complementary color is #BDC5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.