What color is #C5C9C2?

#C5C9C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C9C2?

The RGB value is 197, 201, 194: 197 red, 201 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C9C2?

The complementary color is #C6C2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C9C2 color

#C5C9C2 rgb(197, 201, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C9C2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.8% green and 76.1% blue (197, 201, 194).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 6% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#C5C9C2 color codes

HEX	`#C5C9C2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 201, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 6%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.48, -2.65, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.48, 4.01, 131.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.649, 57.539, 59.308)`
Decimal	`12962242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C9C2, 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 #C5C9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #C5C9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c9c2; }
.text { color: #c5c9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 201 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c9c2, #c2c9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5C9C2?: #C5C9C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C9C2?: The RGB value is 197, 201, 194: 197 red, 201 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C9C2?: The complementary color is #C6C2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.