What color is #C5C2CF?

#C5C2CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C2CF?

The RGB value is 197, 194, 207: 197 red, 194 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C2CF?

The complementary color is #CCCFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C2CF color

#C5C2CF rgb(197, 194, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C2CF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 76.1% green and 81.2% blue (197, 194, 207).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 11.99:1).

#C5C2CF color codes

HEX	`#C5C2CF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 194, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 76.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.02, 3.48, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.02, 7.04, 299.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.578, 54.959, 66.805)`
Decimal	`12960463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C2CF, 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 #C5C2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C5C2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c2cf; }
.text { color: #c5c2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 194 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c2cf, #ccc2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5C2CF?: #C5C2CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C2CF?: The RGB value is 197, 194, 207: 197 red, 194 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C2CF?: The complementary color is #CCCFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.