What color is #C5D7CF?

#C5D7CF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D7CF?

The RGB value is 197, 215, 207: 197 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D7CF?

The complementary color is #D7C5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D7CF color

#C5D7CF rgb(197, 215, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D7CF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 84.3% green and 81.2% blue (197, 215, 207).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#C5D7CF color codes

HEX	`#C5D7CF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 215, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 84.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.47, -7.54, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.47, 7.77, 166.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.587, 64.975, 68.474)`
Decimal	`12965839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D7CF, 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 #C5D7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #C5D7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d7cf; }
.text { color: #c5d7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 215 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d7cf, #c5d6d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5D7CF?: #C5D7CF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D7CF?: The RGB value is 197, 215, 207: 197 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D7CF?: The complementary color is #D7C5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.