What color is #C5CDBC?

#C5CDBC 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 #C5CDBC?

The RGB value is 197, 205, 188: 197 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CDBC?

The complementary color is #C4BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CDBC?

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.

#C5CDBC color

#C5CDBC rgb(197, 205, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CDBC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.4% green and 73.7% blue (197, 205, 188).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C5CDBC color codes

HEX	`#C5CDBC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 205, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.38, -5.8, 7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.38, 9.5, 127.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.933, 59.164, 56.146)`
Decimal	`12963260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CDBC, 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 #C5CDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CDBC 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 #C5CDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cdbc; }
.text { color: #c5cdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 205 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cdbc, #bdcdbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CDBC?: #C5CDBC 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 #C5CDBC?: The RGB value is 197, 205, 188: 197 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CDBC?: The complementary color is #C4BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CDBC?: 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.