What color is #C5CCC6?

#C5CCC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CCC6?

The RGB value is 197, 204, 198: 197 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CCC6?

The complementary color is #CCC5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CCC6 color

#C5CCC6 rgb(197, 204, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CCC6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80% green and 77.6% blue (197, 204, 198).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 6% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#C5CCC6 color codes

HEX	`#C5CCC6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 204, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 6%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.36, -3.5, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.36, 4.11, 148.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.81, 59.133, 61.941)`
Decimal	`12963014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CCC6, 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 #C5CCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #C5CCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ccc6; }
.text { color: #c5ccc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ccc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 204 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ccc6, #c5ccca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CCC6?: #C5CCC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CCC6?: The RGB value is 197, 204, 198: 197 red, 204 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CCC6?: The complementary color is #CCC5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.