What color is #C5C5B3?

#C5C5B3 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 #C5C5B3?

The RGB value is 197, 197, 179: 197 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C5B3?

The complementary color is #B3B3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C5B3 color

#C5C5B3 rgb(197, 197, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C5B3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 77.3% green and 70.2% blue (197, 197, 179).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#C5C5B3 color codes

HEX	`#C5C5B3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 197, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 77.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, -3.16, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 9.57, 109.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.128, 55.058, 50.573)`
Decimal	`12961203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C5B3, 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 #C5C5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #C5C5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c5b3; }
.text { color: #c5c5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 197 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c5b3, #bcc5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5C5B3?: #C5C5B3 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 #C5C5B3?: The RGB value is 197, 197, 179: 197 red, 197 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C5B3?: The complementary color is #B3B3C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.