What color is #C5D0A9?

#C5D0A9 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 #C5D0A9?

The RGB value is 197, 208, 169: 197 red, 208 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D0A9?

The complementary color is #B4A9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D0A9 color

#C5D0A9 rgb(197, 208, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5D0A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 81.6% green and 66.3% blue (197, 208, 169).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#C5D0A9 color codes

HEX	`#C5D0A9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 208, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 81.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.75, -10.48, 18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.75, 20.95, 120.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.742, 59.847, 46.301)`
Decimal	`12964009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D0A9, 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 #C5D0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #C5D0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d0a9; }
.text { color: #c5d0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 208 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d0a9, #b2d0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5D0A9?: #C5D0A9 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 #C5D0A9?: The RGB value is 197, 208, 169: 197 red, 208 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D0A9?: The complementary color is #B4A9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.