What color is #C5CEB9?

#C5CEB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CEB9?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 185: 197 red, 206 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CEB9?

The complementary color is #C2B9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CEB9 color

#C5CEB9 rgb(197, 206, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CEB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 72.5% blue (197, 206, 185).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#C5CEB9 color codes

HEX	`#C5CEB9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.57, -6.84, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.57, 11.62, 126.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.853, 59.516, 54.54)`
Decimal	`12963513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CEB9, 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 #C5CEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #C5CEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ceb9; }
.text { color: #c5ceb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ceb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ceb9, #bbceb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CEB9?: #C5CEB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CEB9?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 185: 197 red, 206 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CEB9?: The complementary color is #C2B9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.