What color is #C5C9BF?

#C5C9BF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C9BF?

The RGB value is 197, 201, 191: 197 red, 201 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C9BF?

The complementary color is #C3BFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C9BF color

#C5C9BF rgb(197, 201, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C9BF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.8% green and 74.9% blue (197, 201, 191).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#C5C9BF color codes

HEX	`#C5C9BF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 201, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.41, -3.19, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.41, 5.53, 125.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.315, 57.405, 57.552)`
Decimal	`12962239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C9BF, 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 #C5C9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #C5C9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c9bf; }
.text { color: #c5c9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 201 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c9bf, #c0c9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5C9BF?: #C5C9BF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C9BF?: The RGB value is 197, 201, 191: 197 red, 201 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C9BF?: The complementary color is #C3BFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.