What color is #C5C5AF?

#C5C5AF is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C5AF?

The RGB value is 197, 197, 175: 197 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C5AF?

The complementary color is #AFAFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C5AF color

#C5C5AF rgb(197, 197, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C5AF is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 77.3% green and 68.6% blue (197, 197, 175).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#C5C5AF color codes

HEX	`#C5C5AF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 197, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 77.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -3.83, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 11.69, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.729, 54.898, 48.473)`
Decimal	`12961199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C5AF, 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 #C5C5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #C5C5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c5af; }
.text { color: #c5c5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 197 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c5af, #bac5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5C5AF?: #C5C5AF is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C5AF?: The RGB value is 197, 197, 175: 197 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C5AF?: The complementary color is #AFAFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.