What color is #C5D5D6?

#C5D5D6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D5D6?

The RGB value is 197, 213, 214: 197 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D5D6?

The complementary color is #D6C6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D5D6 color

#C5D5D6 rgb(197, 213, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D5D6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 83.5% green and 83.9% blue (197, 213, 214).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#C5D5D6 color codes

HEX	`#C5D5D6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 213, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 83.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.13, -5.17, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.13, 5.68, 204.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.955, 64.313, 72.913)`
Decimal	`12965334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D5D6, 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 #C5D5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #C5D5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d5d6; }
.text { color: #c5d5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 213 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d5d6, #c5cdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5D5D6?: #C5D5D6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D5D6?: The RGB value is 197, 213, 214: 197 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D5D6?: The complementary color is #D6C6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.