What color is #C5CEAF?

#C5CEAF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5CEAF?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 175: 197 red, 206 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CEAF?

The complementary color is #B8AFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CEAF color

#C5CEAF rgb(197, 206, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5CEAF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 68.6% blue (197, 206, 175).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#C5CEAF color codes

HEX	`#C5CEAF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, -8.5, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 16.72, 120.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.834, 59.108, 49.175)`
Decimal	`12963503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CEAF, 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 #C5CEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #C5CEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ceaf; }
.text { color: #c5ceaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ceaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ceaf, #b6ceaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C5CEAF?: #C5CEAF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5CEAF?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 175: 197 red, 206 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CEAF?: The complementary color is #B8AFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.