What color is #C5CED9?

#C5CED9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CED9?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 217: 197 red, 206 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CED9?

The complementary color is #D9D0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CED9 color

#C5CED9 rgb(197, 206, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CED9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 85.1% blue (197, 206, 217).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 21% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Steel Mist (#C6CEDA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#C5CED9 color codes

HEX	`#C5CED9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 21%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.39, -0.93, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.39, 6.56, 261.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.619, 61.022, 74.375)`
Decimal	`12963545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CED9, 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 #C5CED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #C5CED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ced9; }
.text { color: #c5ced9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ced9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ced9, #c6c5d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CED9?: #C5CED9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CED9?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 217: 197 red, 206 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CED9?: The complementary color is #D9D0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.