What color is #C5DBCD?

#C5DBCD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DBCD?

The RGB value is 197, 219, 205: 197 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DBCD?

The complementary color is #DBC5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DBCD color

#C5DBCD rgb(197, 219, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DBCD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (197, 219, 205).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#C5DBCD color codes

HEX	`#C5DBCD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 219, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.47, -9.96, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.47, 10.89, 156.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.375, 66.94, 67.538)`
Decimal	`12966861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DBCD, 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 #C5DBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #C5DBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dbcd; }
.text { color: #c5dbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 219 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dbcd, #c5dbd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C5DBCD?: #C5DBCD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DBCD?: The RGB value is 197, 219, 205: 197 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DBCD?: The complementary color is #DBC5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.