What color is #C5CAD3?

#C5CAD3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CAD3?

The RGB value is 197, 202, 211: 197 red, 202 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CAD3?

The complementary color is #D3CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CAD3 color

#C5CAD3 rgb(197, 202, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CAD3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 79.2% green and 82.7% blue (197, 202, 211).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 14% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#C5CAD3 color codes

HEX	`#C5CAD3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 202, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 79.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 14%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 7%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, 0, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 5.06, 270.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.902, 58.814, 70.023)`
Decimal	`12962515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CAD3, 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 #C5CAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #C5CAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cad3; }
.text { color: #c5cad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 202 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cad3, #c7c5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CAD3?: #C5CAD3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CAD3?: The RGB value is 197, 202, 211: 197 red, 202 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CAD3?: The complementary color is #D3CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.