What color is #C5C5C7?

#C5C5C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Weathered Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C5C7?

The RGB value is 197, 197, 199: 197 red, 197 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C5C7?

The complementary color is #C7C7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C5C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C5C7 color

#C5C5C7 rgb(197, 197, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C5C7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 77.3% green and 78% blue (197, 197, 199).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Stone (#C4C5C6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#C5C5C7 color codes

HEX	`#C5C5C7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 197, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 77.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, 0.37, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 1.07, 290.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.299, 55.926, 62.009)`
Decimal	`12961223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C5C7, 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 #C5C5C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C5C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #C5C5C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c5c7; }
.text { color: #c5c5c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c5c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 197 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c5c7, #c6c5c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C5C7?: #C5C5C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Weathered Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C5C7?: The RGB value is 197, 197, 199: 197 red, 197 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C5C7?: The complementary color is #C7C7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C5C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.