What color is #C5CDAB?

#C5CDAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CDAB?

The RGB value is 197, 205, 171: 197 red, 205 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CDAB?

The complementary color is #B3ABCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CDAB color

#C5CDAB rgb(197, 205, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5CDAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.4% green and 67.1% blue (197, 205, 171).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#C5CDAB color codes

HEX	`#C5CDAB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 205, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81, -8.63, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81, 18.21, 118.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.207, 58.473, 47.056)`
Decimal	`12963243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CDAB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C5CDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C5CDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cdab; }
.text { color: #c5cdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 205 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cdab, #b4cdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5CDAB?: #C5CDAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CDAB?: The RGB value is 197, 205, 171: 197 red, 205 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CDAB?: The complementary color is #B3ABCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.