What color is #C5BEC6?

#C5BEC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BEC6?

The RGB value is 197, 190, 198: 197 red, 190 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BEC6?

The complementary color is #BFC6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BEC6 color

#C5BEC6 rgb(197, 190, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BEC6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.5% green and 77.6% blue (197, 190, 198).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#C5BEC6 color codes

HEX	`#C5BEC6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 190, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.74, 3.91, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.74, 5.02, 321.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.631, 52.775, 60.882)`
Decimal	`12959430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BEC6, 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 #C5BEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #C5BEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bec6; }
.text { color: #c5bec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 190 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bec6, #c6bec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5BEC6?: #C5BEC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BEC6?: The RGB value is 197, 190, 198: 197 red, 190 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BEC6?: The complementary color is #BFC6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.