What color is #C5BFC5?

#C5BFC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BFC5?

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

What is the complementary color of #C5BFC5?

The complementary color is #BFC5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BFC5 color

#C5BFC5 rgb(197, 191, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BFC5 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#C5BFC5 color codes

HEX	`#C5BFC5`
RGB	`rgb(197, 191, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, 3.19, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 3.91, 324.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.733, 53.163, 60.349)`
Decimal	`12959685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BFC5, 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 #C5BFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #C5BFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bfc5; }
.text { color: #c5bfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 191 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bfc5, #c5bfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5BFC5?: #C5BFC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BFC5?: The RGB value is 197, 191, 197: 197 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BFC5?: The complementary color is #BFC5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.