What color is #C5CFBB?

#C5CFBB 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 #C5CFBB?

The RGB value is 197, 207, 187: 197 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CFBB?

The complementary color is #C5BBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CFBB color

#C5CFBB rgb(197, 207, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CFBB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (197, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#C5CFBB color codes

HEX	`#C5CFBB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, -7.01, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 11.23, 128.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.307, 60.084, 55.74)`
Decimal	`12963771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CFBB, 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 #C5CFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #C5CFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cfbb; }
.text { color: #c5cfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cfbb, #bbcfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CFBB?: #C5CFBB 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 #C5CFBB?: The RGB value is 197, 207, 187: 197 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CFBB?: The complementary color is #C5BBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.