What color is #C5BDCB?

#C5BDCB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BDCB?

The RGB value is 197, 189, 203: 197 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BDCB?

The complementary color is #C3CBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BDCB color

#C5BDCB rgb(197, 189, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BDCB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.1% green and 79.6% blue (197, 189, 203).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#C5BDCB color codes

HEX	`#C5BDCB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 189, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 5.39, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 8.08, 311.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.001, 52.577, 63.897)`
Decimal	`12959179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BDCB, 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 #C5BDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #C5BDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bdcb; }
.text { color: #c5bdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 189 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bdcb, #cbbdca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C5BDCB?: #C5BDCB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BDCB?: The RGB value is 197, 189, 203: 197 red, 189 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BDCB?: The complementary color is #C3CBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.