What color is #C5D5AE?

#C5D5AE 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 #C5D5AE?

The RGB value is 197, 213, 174: 197 red, 213 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D5AE?

The complementary color is #BEAED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D5AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D5AE color

#C5D5AE rgb(197, 213, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5D5AE is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 83.5% green and 68.2% blue (197, 213, 174).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#C5D5AE color codes

HEX	`#C5D5AE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 213, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 83.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.19, -12.24, 17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.19, 21.36, 124.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.459, 62.515, 49.234)`
Decimal	`12965294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D5AE, 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 #C5D5AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D5AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #C5D5AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d5ae; }
.text { color: #c5d5ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d5ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 213 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d5ae, #b2d5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5D5AE?: #C5D5AE 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 #C5D5AE?: The RGB value is 197, 213, 174: 197 red, 213 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D5AE?: The complementary color is #BEAED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D5AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.