What color is #C5C8CB?

#C5C8CB 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 #C5C8CB?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 203: 197 red, 200 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8CB?

The complementary color is #CBC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C8CB color

#C5C8CB rgb(197, 200, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C8CB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 79.6% blue (197, 200, 203).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Stone (#C4C5C6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#C5C8CB color codes

HEX	`#C5C8CB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, -0.47, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 1.91, 255.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.458, 57.49, 64.716)`
Decimal	`12961995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8CB, 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 #C5C8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #C5C8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8cb; }
.text { color: #c5c8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8cb, #c5c5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5C8CB?: #C5C8CB 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 #C5C8CB?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 203: 197 red, 200 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8CB?: The complementary color is #CBC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.