What color is #C5CBCE?

#C5CBCE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CBCE?

The RGB value is 197, 203, 206: 197 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CBCE?

The complementary color is #CEC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CBCE color

#C5CBCE rgb(197, 203, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CBCE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (197, 203, 206).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#C5CBCE color codes

HEX	`#C5CBCE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 203, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 79.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, -1.48, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 2.66, 236.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.52, 59.038, 66.851)`
Decimal	`12962766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CBCE, 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 #C5CBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #C5CBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cbce; }
.text { color: #c5cbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 203 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cbce, #c5c7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CBCE?: #C5CBCE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CBCE?: The RGB value is 197, 203, 206: 197 red, 203 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CBCE?: The complementary color is #CEC8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.