What color is #C5CDBE?

#C5CDBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CDBE?

The RGB value is 197, 205, 190: 197 red, 205 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CDBE?

The complementary color is #C6BECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CDBE color

#C5CDBE rgb(197, 205, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CDBE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.4% green and 74.5% blue (197, 205, 190).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#C5CDBE color codes

HEX	`#C5CDBE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 205, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.43, -5.45, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.43, 8.5, 129.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.15, 59.251, 57.289)`
Decimal	`12963262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CDBE, 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 #C5CDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #C5CDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cdbe; }
.text { color: #c5cdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 205 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cdbe, #becdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CDBE?: #C5CDBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CDBE?: The RGB value is 197, 205, 190: 197 red, 205 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CDBE?: The complementary color is #C6BECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.