What color is #C5D5C5?

#C5D5C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D5C5?

The RGB value is 197, 213, 197: 197 red, 213 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D5C5?

The complementary color is #D5C5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D5C5 color

#C5D5C5 rgb(197, 213, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D5C5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 83.5% green and 77.3% blue (197, 213, 197).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#C5D5C5 color codes

HEX	`#C5D5C5`
RGB	`rgb(197, 213, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 83.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.7, -8.35, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.7, 10.32, 144.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.896, 63.49, 62.07)`
Decimal	`12965317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D5C5, 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 #C5D5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #C5D5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d5c5; }
.text { color: #c5d5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 213 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d5c5, #c5d5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5D5C5?: #C5D5C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D5C5?: The RGB value is 197, 213, 197: 197 red, 213 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D5C5?: The complementary color is #D5C5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.