#C5C5C5

A light, muted neutral closely aligning with Silver.

About #C5C5C5

When working with digital screens, the color #C5C5C5 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Silver. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 197 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 0% M, 0% Y, and 23% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5C5C5
RGB197, 197, 197
HSL0°, 0%, 77.3%
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 23%
HSV0°, 0.0%, 77.3%
LAB79.5, 0.0, -0.0
XYZ53.1, 55.8, 60.8
Decimal12961221

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.17:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5C5C5; }
.text-color { color: #C5C5C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5C5C5; }

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