What color is #C5DAC5?

#C5DAC5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DAC5?

The RGB value is 197, 218, 197: 197 red, 218 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DAC5?

The complementary color is #DAC5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DAC5 color

#C5DAC5 rgb(197, 218, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DAC5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 85.5% green and 77.3% blue (197, 218, 197).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#C5DAC5 color codes

HEX	`#C5DAC5`
RGB	`rgb(197, 218, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -10.9, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 13.5, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.173, 66.044, 62.495)`
Decimal	`12966597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DAC5, 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 #C5DAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #C5DAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dac5; }
.text { color: #c5dac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 218 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dac5, #c5dad0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5DAC5?: #C5DAC5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DAC5?: The RGB value is 197, 218, 197: 197 red, 218 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DAC5?: The complementary color is #DAC5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.