What color is #C5C5DC?

#C5C5DC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C5DC?

The RGB value is 197, 197, 220: 197 red, 197 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C5DC?

The complementary color is #DCDCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C5DC color

#C5C5DC rgb(197, 197, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C5DC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 77.3% green and 86.3% blue (197, 197, 220).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#C5C5DC color codes

HEX	`#C5C5DC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 197, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 77.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, 4.44, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 12.25, 291.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.908, 56.97, 75.747)`
Decimal	`12961244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C5DC, 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 #C5C5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #C5C5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c5dc; }
.text { color: #c5c5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 197 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c5dc, #d1c5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C5DC?: #C5C5DC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C5DC?: The RGB value is 197, 197, 220: 197 red, 197 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C5DC?: The complementary color is #DCDCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.