What color is #C5C7BD?

#C5C7BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C7BD?

The RGB value is 197, 199, 189: 197 red, 199 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C7BD?

The complementary color is #BFBDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C7BD color

#C5C7BD rgb(197, 199, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C7BD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78% green and 74.1% blue (197, 199, 189).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#C5C7BD color codes

HEX	`#C5C7BD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 199, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, -2.49, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 5.37, 117.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.633, 56.391, 56.246)`
Decimal	`12961725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C7BD, 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 #C5C7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #C5C7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c7bd; }
.text { color: #c5c7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 199 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c7bd, #c0c7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5C7BD?: #C5C7BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C7BD?: The RGB value is 197, 199, 189: 197 red, 199 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C7BD?: The complementary color is #BFBDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.