What color is #C5CEBD?

#C5CEBD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CEBD?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 189: 197 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CEBD?

The complementary color is #C6BDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CEBD color

#C5CEBD rgb(197, 206, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CEBD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 74.1% blue (197, 206, 189).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#C5CEBD color codes

HEX	`#C5CEBD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.67, -6.15, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.67, 9.62, 129.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.281, 59.687, 56.795)`
Decimal	`12963517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CEBD, 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 #C5CEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #C5CEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cebd; }
.text { color: #c5cebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cebd, #bdcebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CEBD?: #C5CEBD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CEBD?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 189: 197 red, 206 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CEBD?: The complementary color is #C6BDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.