What color is #C5CEBB?

#C5CEBB 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 #C5CEBB?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 187: 197 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CEBB?

The complementary color is #C4BBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CEBB color

#C5CEBB rgb(197, 206, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CEBB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 73.3% blue (197, 206, 187).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#C5CEBB color codes

HEX	`#C5CEBB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.62, -6.5, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.62, 10.62, 127.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.065, 59.601, 55.66)`
Decimal	`12963515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CEBB, 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 #C5CEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #C5CEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cebb; }
.text { color: #c5cebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cebb, #bbcebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CEBB?: #C5CEBB 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 #C5CEBB?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 187: 197 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CEBB?: The complementary color is #C4BBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.