What color is #C5CCB3?

#C5CCB3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CCB3?

The RGB value is 197, 204, 179: 197 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CCB3?

The complementary color is #BAB3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CCB3 color

#C5CCB3 rgb(197, 204, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5CCB3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80% green and 70.2% blue (197, 204, 179).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#C5CCB3 color codes

HEX	`#C5CCB3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 204, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, -6.81, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 13.5, 120.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.754, 58.311, 51.115)`
Decimal	`12962995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CCB3, 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 #C5CCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #C5CCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ccb3; }
.text { color: #c5ccb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ccb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 204 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ccb3, #b9ccb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5CCB3?: #C5CCB3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CCB3?: The RGB value is 197, 204, 179: 197 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CCB3?: The complementary color is #BAB3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.