What color is #C5CDCF?

#C5CDCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CDCF?

The RGB value is 197, 205, 207: 197 red, 205 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CDCF?

The complementary color is #CFC7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CDCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CDCF color

#C5CDCF rgb(197, 205, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CDCF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.4% green and 81.2% blue (197, 205, 207).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#C5CDCF color codes

HEX	`#C5CDCF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 205, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.86, -2.34, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.86, 3.04, 219.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.118, 60.038, 67.651)`
Decimal	`12963279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CDCF, 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 #C5CDCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CDCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #C5CDCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cdcf; }
.text { color: #c5cdcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cdcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 205 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cdcf, #c5c8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CDCF?: #C5CDCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CDCF?: The RGB value is 197, 205, 207: 197 red, 205 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CDCF?: The complementary color is #CFC7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CDCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.