What color is #C5C8AC?

#C5C8AC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C8AC?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 172: 197 red, 200 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8AC?

The complementary color is #AFACC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C8AC color

#C5C8AC rgb(197, 200, 172)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C5C8AC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 67.5% blue (197, 200, 172).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#C5C8AC color codes

HEX	`#C5C8AC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, -5.88, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 14.89, 113.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.126, 56.158, 47.168)`
Decimal	`12961964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8AC, 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 #C5C8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #C5C8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8ac; }
.text { color: #c5c8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8ac, #b7c8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5C8AC?: #C5C8AC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C8AC?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 172: 197 red, 200 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8AC?: The complementary color is #AFACC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.