What color is #C5CFBD?

#C5CFBD 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 #C5CFBD?

The RGB value is 197, 207, 189: 197 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CFBD?

The complementary color is #C7BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CFBD color

#C5CFBD rgb(197, 207, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5CFBD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 81.2% green and 74.1% blue (197, 207, 189).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#C5CFBD color codes

HEX	`#C5CFBD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 207, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 81.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, -6.67, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 10.24, 130.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.523, 60.17, 56.876)`
Decimal	`12963773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CFBD, 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 #C5CFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #C5CFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cfbd; }
.text { color: #c5cfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 207 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cfbd, #bdcfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5CFBD?: #C5CFBD 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 #C5CFBD?: The RGB value is 197, 207, 189: 197 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CFBD?: The complementary color is #C7BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.