What color is #C5CED7?

#C5CED7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CED7?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 215: 197 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CED7?

The complementary color is #D7CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CED7 color

#C5CED7 rgb(197, 206, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CED7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (197, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Memory Lane (#C7D1DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#C5CED7 color codes

HEX	`#C5CED7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, -1.32, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 5.67, 256.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.36, 60.919, 73.013)`
Decimal	`12963543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CED7, 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 #C5CED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #C5CED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ced7; }
.text { color: #c5ced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ced7, #c5c5d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CED7?: #C5CED7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CED7?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 215: 197 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CED7?: The complementary color is #D7CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.