#C5C5C9 Color

#C5C5C9 is rgb(197, 197, 201) in RGB and hsl(240, 4%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5C5C9

HEX#C5C5C9

RGBrgb(197, 197, 201)

HSLhsl(240, 4%, 78%)

HSVhsv(240, 2%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.006 286.3)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5C5C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5C5C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5C5C9 Complementary#C9C9C5 Analogous#C5C7C9 Analogous#C7C5C9 Triadic#C9C5C5 Triadic#C5C9C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5C5C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDCDD0 #D5D5D8 #DDDDDF #E2E2E4 #EAEAEB #F2F2F3

Shades

#A7A7AE #8D8D96 #71717A #58585F #3D3D42 #252528

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