What color is #C5C0BB?

#C5C0BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C0BB?

The RGB value is 197, 192, 187: 197 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C0BB?

The complementary color is #BBC0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C0BB?

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.

#C5C0BB color

#C5C0BB rgb(197, 192, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C0BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (197, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C5C0BB color codes

HEX	`#C5C0BB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, 0.85, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 3.25, 74.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.844, 53.158, 54.586)`
Decimal	`12959931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C0BB, 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 #C5C0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C0BB 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 #C5C0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c0bb; }
.text { color: #c5c0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c0bb, #c5c5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5C0BB?: #C5C0BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C0BB?: The RGB value is 197, 192, 187: 197 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C0BB?: The complementary color is #BBC0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C0BB?: 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.