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#C5D5E6 Light Gray

#C5D5E6 is Light Gray.

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#C5D5E6

Light Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #C5D5E6?

HEX
#C5D5E6
RGB
rgb(197, 213, 230)
HSL
hsl(211, 40%, 84%)
OKLCH
oklch(86.6% 0.029 250)
CMYK
14, 7, 0, 10

#C5D5E6 has a contrast ratio of 1.50:1 against white and 14.03:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #C5D5E6
#C5D5E6
Same color
White
1.5Fail
Near-black
11.7AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #C5D5E6 · 11.7:1

Tints and shades of #C5D5E6

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EEF6FF
  2. #C5D5E6
  3. #A9B9C9
  4. #8B9BAB
  5. #6F7E8D
  6. #546270
  7. #3A4755
  8. #222E3B
  9. #0B1723

Colors that go with #C5D5E6

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Light Blue, #A8D9DA and Fog, #E1D4ED become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --light-gray-1: #C5D5E6; /* Light Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #C5D5E6

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (58)

Harbor Fog

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (14)