What color is #C5C9BC?

#C5C9BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C9BC?

The RGB value is 197, 201, 188: 197 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C9BC?

The complementary color is #C0BCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C9BC color

#C5C9BC rgb(197, 201, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C9BC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.8% green and 73.7% blue (197, 201, 188).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#C5C9BC color codes

HEX	`#C5C9BC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 201, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, -3.72, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 7.07, 121.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.988, 57.274, 55.831)`
Decimal	`12962236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C9BC, 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 #C5C9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #C5C9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c9bc; }
.text { color: #c5c9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 201 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c9bc, #bfc9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5C9BC?: #C5C9BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C9BC?: The RGB value is 197, 201, 188: 197 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C9BC?: The complementary color is #C0BCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.