What color is #C5C8D8?

#C5C8D8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C8D8?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 216: 197 red, 200 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8D8?

The complementary color is #D8D5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C8D8 color

#C5C8D8 rgb(197, 200, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C8D8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 84.7% blue (197, 200, 216).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#C5C8D8 color codes

HEX	`#C5C8D8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, 2.04, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 8.55, 283.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.072, 58.136, 73.22)`
Decimal	`12962008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8D8, 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 #C5C8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #C5C8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8d8; }
.text { color: #c5c8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8d8, #ccc5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5C8D8?: #C5C8D8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C8D8?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 216: 197 red, 200 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8D8?: The complementary color is #D8D5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.