What color is #C5C2DA?

#C5C2DA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C2DA?

The RGB value is 197, 194, 218: 197 red, 194 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C2DA?

The complementary color is #D7DAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C2DA color

#C5C2DA rgb(197, 194, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C2DA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 76.1% green and 85.5% blue (197, 194, 218).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#C5C2DA color codes

HEX	`#C5C2DA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 194, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 76.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.34, 5.64, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.34, 12.88, 296)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.97, 55.516, 74.136)`
Decimal	`12960474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C2DA, 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 #C5C2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #C5C2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c2da; }
.text { color: #c5c2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 194 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c2da, #d1c2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C2DA?: #C5C2DA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C2DA?: The RGB value is 197, 194, 218: 197 red, 194 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C2DA?: The complementary color is #D7DAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.