What color is #C5DC8A?

#C5DC8A is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DC8A?

The RGB value is 197, 220, 138: 197 red, 220 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DC8A?

The complementary color is #A18ADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DC8A color

#C5DC8A rgb(197, 220, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DC8A is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.3% green and 54.1% blue (197, 220, 138).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 54% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#C5DC8A color codes

HEX	`#C5DC8A`
RGB	`rgb(197, 220, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 54%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 37%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 37%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, -20.8, 37.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 43.13, 118.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.206, 64.892, 33.762)`
Decimal	`12967050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DC8A, 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 #C5DC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #C5DC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dc8a; }
.text { color: #c5dc8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dc8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 220 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dc8a, #9cdc8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #C5DC8A?: #C5DC8A is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DC8A?: The RGB value is 197, 220, 138: 197 red, 220 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DC8A?: The complementary color is #A18ADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.