What color is #C5D8CE?

#C5D8CE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D8CE?

The RGB value is 197, 216, 206: 197 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D8CE?

The complementary color is #D8C5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D8CE color

#C5D8CE rgb(197, 216, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D8CE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 84.7% green and 80.8% blue (197, 216, 206).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#C5D8CE color codes

HEX	`#C5D8CE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 216, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 84.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.71, -8.24, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.71, 8.69, 161.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.72, 65.438, 67.918)`
Decimal	`12966094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D8CE, 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 #C5D8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #C5D8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d8ce; }
.text { color: #c5d8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 216 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d8ce, #c5d8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5D8CE?: #C5D8CE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D8CE?: The RGB value is 197, 216, 206: 197 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D8CE?: The complementary color is #D8C5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.