What color is #C5D6C9?

#C5D6C9 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 #C5D6C9?

The RGB value is 197, 214, 201: 197 red, 214 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D6C9?

The complementary color is #D6C5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D6C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D6C9 color

#C5D6C9 rgb(197, 214, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D6C9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 83.9% green and 78.8% blue (197, 214, 201).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#C5D6C9 color codes

HEX	`#C5D6C9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 214, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 83.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -8.14, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 9.28, 151.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.613, 64.18, 64.6)`
Decimal	`12965577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D6C9, 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 #C5D6C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D6C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #C5D6C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d6c9; }
.text { color: #c5d6c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d6c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 214 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d6c9, #c5d6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5D6C9?: #C5D6C9 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 #C5D6C9?: The RGB value is 197, 214, 201: 197 red, 214 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D6C9?: The complementary color is #D6C5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D6C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.