What color is #C5CBDA?

#C5CBDA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CBDA?

The RGB value is 197, 203, 218: 197 red, 203 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CBDA?

The complementary color is #DAD4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CBDA color

#C5CBDA rgb(197, 203, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CBDA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 79.6% green and 85.5% blue (197, 203, 218).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#C5CBDA color codes

HEX	`#C5CBDA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 203, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 79.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.64, 0.85, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.64, 8.18, 275.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.034, 59.644, 74.824)`
Decimal	`12962778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CBDA, 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 #C5CBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #C5CBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cbda; }
.text { color: #c5cbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 203 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cbda, #cac5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5CBDA?: #C5CBDA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CBDA?: The RGB value is 197, 203, 218: 197 red, 203 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CBDA?: The complementary color is #DAD4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.