Information about #C5C5C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C5C5C9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 197, 201) — 77.3% red, 77.3% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C5C5C9 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Athens Grey (#C2C5C6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Silver Chalice (#C7C8C6) and Surf Spray Grey (#C8C4C5).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 197, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C5C5C9 color variations

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

#C5C5C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5C5C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5C5C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5C5C9 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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#C5C5C9 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.

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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 #C5C5C9

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

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Quarter Silver Chalice color link
Quarter Silver Chalice

#C7C8C6

Surf Spray Grey color link
Surf Spray Grey

#C8C4C5

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Half Duck Egg Blue color link
Half Duck Egg Blue

#C6CCCA

Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Half Rakaia color link
Half Rakaia

#CCC9C8

Faded Ash color link
Faded Ash

#C4CDC7

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

#BFC8C4

Half Surrender color link
Half Surrender

#CACCCC

#C5C5C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5C5C9
  • RGB197, 197, 201
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(197, 197, 201)
  • HSL240°, 4%, 78%
  • HSL Precise240°, 3.571%, 78.039%
  • HSV240°, 2%, 79%
  • HSB240°, 2%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.773, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.773, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.773, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5C5C9
  • DECIMAL ID12961225
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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