What color is #C5CCDB?

#C5CCDB 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 #C5CCDB?

The RGB value is 197, 204, 219: 197 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CCDB?

The complementary color is #DBD4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CCDB color

#C5CCDB rgb(197, 204, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CCDB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80% green and 85.9% blue (197, 204, 219).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% 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 13.03:1).

#C5CCDB color codes

HEX	`#C5CCDB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 204, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, 0.52, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 8.27, 273.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.402, 60.17, 75.594)`
Decimal	`12963035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CCDB, 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 #C5CCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #C5CCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ccdb; }
.text { color: #c5ccdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ccdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 204 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ccdb, #c9c5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5CCDB?: #C5CCDB 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 #C5CCDB?: The RGB value is 197, 204, 219: 197 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CCDB?: The complementary color is #DBD4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.