What color is #C5C8BB?

#C5C8BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C8BB?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 187: 197 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8BB?

The complementary color is #BEBBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C8BB color

#C5C8BB rgb(197, 200, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C8BB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (197, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#C5C8BB color codes

HEX	`#C5C8BB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.05, -3.37, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.05, 7, 118.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.649, 56.767, 55.188)`
Decimal	`12961979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8BB, 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 #C5C8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #C5C8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8bb; }
.text { color: #c5c8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8bb, #bfc8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5C8BB?: #C5C8BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C8BB?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 187: 197 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8BB?: The complementary color is #BEBBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.