#C5BDC5

A light, muted neutral closely aligning with Silver.

About #C5BDC5

When working with digital screens, the color #C5BDC5 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Silver. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 189 green, and 197 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 300.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the neutral spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5BDC5
RGB197, 189, 197
HSL300.0°, 6.5%, 75.7%
CMYK0%, 4%, 0%, 23%
HSV300.0°, 4.1%, 77.3%
LAB77.5, 4.3, -3.0
XYZ51.3, 52.3, 60.2
Decimal12959173

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.46:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5BDC5; }
.text-color { color: #C5BDC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5BDC5; }

Similar Colors

Silver
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