What color is #C7C5BE?

#C7C5BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C5BE?

The RGB value is 199, 197, 190: 199 red, 197 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C5BE?

The complementary color is #BEC0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C5BE color

#C7C5BE rgb(199, 197, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C5BE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 77.3% green and 74.5% blue (199, 197, 190).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#C7C5BE color codes

HEX	`#C7C5BE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 197, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 77.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.5, -0.56, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.5, 3.79, 98.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.812, 55.793, 56.692)`
Decimal	`13092286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C5BE, 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 #C7C5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #C7C5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c5be; }
.text { color: #c7c5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 197 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c5be, #c4c7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7C5BE?: #C7C5BE is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C5BE?: The RGB value is 199, 197, 190: 199 red, 197 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C5BE?: The complementary color is #BEC0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.