What color is #C5DADA?

#C5DADA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DADA?

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

What is the complementary color of #C5DADA?

The complementary color is #DAC5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DADA color

#C5DADA rgb(197, 218, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5DADA is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#C5DADA color codes

HEX	`#C5DADA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 218, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.54, -6.98, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.54, 7.38, 198.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.749, 67.074, 76.062)`
Decimal	`12966618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DADA, 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 #C5DADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #C5DADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dada; }
.text { color: #c5dada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 218 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dada, #c5d0da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5DADA?: #C5DADA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DADA?: The RGB value is 197, 218, 218: 197 red, 218 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DADA?: The complementary color is #DAC5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.