What color is #C5CBCF?

#C5CBCF 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 #C5CBCF?

The RGB value is 197, 203, 207: 197 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CBCF?

The complementary color is #CFC9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CBCF color

#C5CBCF rgb(197, 203, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CBCF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 79.6% green and 81.2% blue (197, 203, 207).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#C5CBCF color codes

HEX	`#C5CBCF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 203, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 79.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.34, -1.29, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.34, 3, 244.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.642, 59.087, 67.493)`
Decimal	`12962767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CBCF, 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 #C5CBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #C5CBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cbcf; }
.text { color: #c5cbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 203 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cbcf, #c5c6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CBCF?: #C5CBCF 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 #C5CBCF?: The RGB value is 197, 203, 207: 197 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CBCF?: The complementary color is #CFC9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.