What color is #C5CFB0?

#C5CFB0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CFB0?

The RGB value is 197, 207, 176: 197 red, 207 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CFB0?

The complementary color is #BAB0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CFB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CFB0 color

#C5CFB0 rgb(197, 207, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5CFB0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 81.2% green and 69% blue (197, 207, 176).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#C5CFB0 color codes

HEX	`#C5CFB0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 207, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 81.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.64, -8.86, 14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.64, 16.8, 121.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.174, 59.631, 49.774)`
Decimal	`12963760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CFB0, 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 #C5CFB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CFB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #C5CFB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cfb0; }
.text { color: #c5cfb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cfb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 207 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cfb0, #b5cfb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5CFB0?: #C5CFB0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CFB0?: The RGB value is 197, 207, 176: 197 red, 207 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CFB0?: The complementary color is #BAB0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CFB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.