What color is #C5DB93?

#C5DB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DB93?

The RGB value is 197, 219, 147: 197 red, 219 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DB93?

The complementary color is #A993DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DB93 color

#C5DB93 rgb(197, 219, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 85.9% green and 57.6% blue (197, 219, 147).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#C5DB93 color codes

HEX	`#C5DB93`
RGB	`rgb(197, 219, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -19.17, 33.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 38.2, 120.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.624, 64.64, 37.25)`
Decimal	`12966803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DB93, 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 #C5DB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #C5DB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5db93; }
.text { color: #c5db93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5db93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 219 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5db93, #a1db93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C5DB93?: #C5DB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DB93?: The RGB value is 197, 219, 147: 197 red, 219 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DB93?: The complementary color is #A993DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.