What color is #C5CCBA?

#C5CCBA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CCBA?

The RGB value is 197, 204, 186: 197 red, 204 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CCBA?

The complementary color is #C1BACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CCBA color

#C5CCBA rgb(197, 204, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CCBA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80% green and 72.9% blue (197, 204, 186).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#C5CCBA color codes

HEX	`#C5CCBA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 204, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.07, -5.63, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.07, 9.9, 124.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.48, 58.601, 54.939)`
Decimal	`12963002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CCBA, 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 #C5CCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #C5CCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ccba; }
.text { color: #c5ccba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ccba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 204 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ccba, #bcccba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CCBA?: #C5CCBA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CCBA?: The RGB value is 197, 204, 186: 197 red, 204 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CCBA?: The complementary color is #C1BACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.