What color is #C5D2AF?

#C5D2AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D2AF?

The RGB value is 197, 210, 175: 197 red, 210 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D2AF?

The complementary color is #BCAFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D2AF color

#C5D2AF rgb(197, 210, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5D2AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 82.4% green and 68.6% blue (197, 210, 175).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#C5D2AF color codes

HEX	`#C5D2AF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 210, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 82.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, -10.55, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 19.07, 123.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.809, 61.059, 49.5)`
Decimal	`12964527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D2AF, 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 #C5D2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #C5D2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d2af; }
.text { color: #c5d2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 210 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d2af, #b4d2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5D2AF?: #C5D2AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D2AF?: The RGB value is 197, 210, 175: 197 red, 210 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D2AF?: The complementary color is #BCAFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.