#c5cace Color Information

#c5cace Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c5cace. In RGB, it consists of 77.3% Red, 79.2% Green, and 80.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 4.4% Cyan, 1.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 206.7°, with saturation of 8.4% and lightness of 79%. The decimal value for #c5cace is 12962510, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c5cace is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#c5cace Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color197, 202, 206 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color77.3%, 79.2%, 80.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.227, 0.208, 0.192 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.044, 0.019, 0, 0.192 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color206.7°, 8.4%, 79.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color206.7°, 4.4%, 80.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color55.287, 58.568, 66.783 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color197, 200, 206 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12962510 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color81.053, -0.953, -2.595 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)81.053, 2.765, 249.831 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color81.053, -3.003, -3.768 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color76.529, -4.973, 1.831 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.306, 0.324, 58.568 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291152590 / 0xffc5cace Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #c5cace

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c5cace, its pure hue is 206.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.4%, and its lightness is 79.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c5cace, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #19191a to #acb1b4.

Tints of #c5cace

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c5cace, its pure hue is 206.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.4%, and its lightness is 79.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c5cace, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ccd1d4 to #f8f8f9.

Tones of #c5cace

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c5cace, its pure hue is 206.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 8.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c5cace, which range from #cacaca (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #94cfff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c5cace

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c5cace! For #c5cace, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c5cace. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c5cace

This color, #c5cace, consists of 77.3% Red, 79.2% Green, and 80.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 197, Green = 202, Blue = 206. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c5cace is 4.4% Cyan, 1.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R77.3%
C4.4%
G79.2%
M1.9%
B80.8%
Y0.0%
K19.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 197 202 206
Octal 305 312 316
Hexa #c5 #ca #ce
Binary 11000101 11001010 11001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 1 0 19
Octal 4 1 0 23
Hexa #04 #01 #00 #13
Binary 00000100 00000001 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #c5cace

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c5cace — which has hue 206.7° — its analogous colors are located at 176.7° and 236.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5cace.

Triadic Colors of #c5cace

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c5cace — which has hue 206.7° — its triadic colors are located at 86.7° and 326.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5cace.

Complementary Color of #c5cace

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c5cace — which has hue 206.7° — its complementary color is located at 26.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5cace.

Split Complementary Colors of #c5cace

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c5cace — which has hue 206.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.7° and 356.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5cace.

Tetradic Colors of #c5cace

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c5cace — which has hue 206.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 116.7°, 206.7°, 296.7°, and 26.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c5cace.

Monochromatic Colors of #c5cace

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c5cace, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #abafb2 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e1e5e8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c5cace

We want to make getting started with #c5cace on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c5cace into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c5cace can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c5cace with other HTML elements.

#c5cace Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c5cace.
<span style="color: #c5cace;">The color of this text is #c5cace.</span>

#c5cace Background Color

The background color for this text is #c5cace.
<div style="background-color: #c5cace; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c5cace.</div>

#c5cace Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c5cace.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c5cace;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c5cace.</span>

#c5cace Border Color

This is a div with border color #c5cace.
<div style="border: #c5cace 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c5cace.</div>

#c5cace Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c5cace on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c5cace; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c5cace on a white background.</div></div>

#c5cace Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c5cace on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c5cace; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c5cace on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c5cace to White

This is a gradient from #c5cace to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c5cace,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c5cace,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c5cace,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c5cace,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c5cace to white.</div>

Gradient from #c5cace to Black

This is a gradient from #c5cace to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c5cace,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c5cace,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c5cace,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c5cace,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c5cace to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c5cace

In addition to using #c5cace on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c5cace in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c5cace, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 197, Green = 202, Blue = 206). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c5cace in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c5cace
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(197, 202, 206)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c5cace; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c5cace; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c5cace; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(197, 202, 206);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c5cace")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:197, green:202, blue:206, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:197 green:202 blue:206 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(197f, 202f, 206f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(197, 202, 206);
 

#c5cace Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c5cace the same way. For those with color blindness, #c5cace might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c5cace looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c5cace is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c5cace looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c5cace will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c5cace is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text