What color is #C5C9C8?

#C5C9C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C9C8?

The RGB value is 197, 201, 200: 197 red, 201 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C9C8?

The complementary color is #C9C5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C9C8 color

#C5C9C8 rgb(197, 201, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C9C8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.8% green and 78.4% blue (197, 201, 200).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 4% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Iron Fist (#CBCDCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#C5C9C8 color codes

HEX	`#C5C9C8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 201, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 4%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 2%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.64, -1.56, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.64, 1.56, 179.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.336, 57.814, 62.929)`
Decimal	`12962248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C9C8, 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 #C5C9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #C5C9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c9c8; }
.text { color: #c5c9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 201 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c9c8, #c5c8c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5C9C8?: #C5C9C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C9C8?: The RGB value is 197, 201, 200: 197 red, 201 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C9C8?: The complementary color is #C9C5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.