#C5C9C9 Color

#C5C9C9 is rgb(197, 201, 201) in RGB and hsl(180, 4%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5C9C9

HEX#C5C9C9

RGBrgb(197, 201, 201)

HSLhsl(180, 4%, 78%)

HSVhsv(180, 2%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.004 197.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5C9C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5C9C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5C9C9 Complementary#C9C5C5 Analogous#C5C9C7 Analogous#C5C7C9 Triadic#C9C5C9 Triadic#C9C9C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5C9C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDD0D0 #D5D8D8 #DDDFDF #E2E4E4 #EAEBEB #F2F3F3

Shades

#A7AEAE #8D9696 #717A7A #585F5F #3D4242 #252828

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