What color is #C5C9C9?

#C5C9C9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C9C9?

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

What is the complementary color of #C5C9C9?

The complementary color is #C9C5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C9C9 color

#C5C9C9 rgb(197, 201, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C9C9 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, 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 Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#C5C9C9 color codes

HEX	`#C5C9C9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 201, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.66, -1.37, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.66, 1.45, 199.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.453, 57.86, 63.546)`
Decimal	`12962249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C9C9, 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 #C5C9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #C5C9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c9c9; }
.text { color: #c5c9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 201 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c9c9, #c5c7c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C5C9C9?: #C5C9C9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C9C9?: The RGB value is 197, 201, 201: 197 red, 201 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C9C9?: The complementary color is #C9C5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.