What color is #C5BFBD?

#C5BFBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BFBD?

The RGB value is 197, 191, 189: 197 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BFBD?

The complementary color is #BDC3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BFBD color

#C5BFBD rgb(197, 191, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BFBD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (197, 191, 189).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 6% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#C5BFBD color codes

HEX	`#C5BFBD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 6%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.76, 1.74, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.76, 2.47, 45.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.841, 52.806, 55.649)`
Decimal	`12959677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BFBD, 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 #C5BFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #C5BFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bfbd; }
.text { color: #c5bfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bfbd, #c5c3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5BFBD?: #C5BFBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BFBD?: The RGB value is 197, 191, 189: 197 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BFBD?: The complementary color is #BDC3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.