What color is #C5DAD0?

#C5DAD0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DAD0?

The RGB value is 197, 218, 208: 197 red, 218 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DAD0?

The complementary color is #DAC5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DAD0 color

#C5DAD0 rgb(197, 218, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DAD0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 85.5% green and 81.6% blue (197, 218, 208).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#C5DAD0 color codes

HEX	`#C5DAD0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 218, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, -8.9, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 9.25, 164.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.48, 66.566, 69.377)`
Decimal	`12966608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DAD0, 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 #C5DAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #C5DAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dad0; }
.text { color: #c5dad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 218 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dad0, #c5dada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5DAD0?: #C5DAD0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DAD0?: The RGB value is 197, 218, 208: 197 red, 218 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DAD0?: The complementary color is #DAC5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.