Information about #C5BBBD color

#C5BBBD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5BBBD falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 187, 189) — 77.3% red, 73.3% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 3 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5BBBD presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Slate (#C3BEBB). Slightly further away sit Quarter Imagine (#C9BFBB) and Pale Silver (#C9C0BB).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 187, 189)), which gives #C5BBBD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5BBBD: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5BBBD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5BBBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5BBBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5BBBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5BBBD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C5BBBD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C5BBBD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Quarter Imagine color link
Quarter Imagine

#C9BFBB

Pale Silver color link
Pale Silver

#C9C0BB

Half Cloudy color link
Half Cloudy

#C6BEB7

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Quarter Foggy Grey color link
Quarter Foggy Grey

#C4C3BC

Kidman color link
Kidman

#CCB7B9

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

#C5BBBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5BBBD
  • RGB197, 187, 189
  • CMYK0, 4, 3, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 187, 189)
  • HSL348°, 8%, 75%
  • HSL Precise348°, 7.937%, 75.294%
  • HSV348°, 5%, 77%
  • HSB348°, 5%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.733, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.733, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.733, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5BBBD
  • DECIMAL ID12958653
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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