What color is #C5C2AE?

#C5C2AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C2AE?

The RGB value is 197, 194, 174: 197 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C2AE?

The complementary color is #AEB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C2AE color

#C5C2AE rgb(197, 194, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C2AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 76.1% green and 68.2% blue (197, 194, 174).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#C5C2AE color codes

HEX	`#C5C2AE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 194, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 76.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.18, -2.42, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.18, 10.72, 103.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.957, 53.51, 47.733)`
Decimal	`12960430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C2AE, 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 #C5C2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #C5C2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c2ae; }
.text { color: #c5c2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 194 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c2ae, #bdc5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5C2AE?: #C5C2AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C2AE?: The RGB value is 197, 194, 174: 197 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C2AE?: The complementary color is #AEB1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.