What color is #C5DCBE?

#C5DCBE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DCBE?

The RGB value is 197, 220, 190: 197 red, 220 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DCBE?

The complementary color is #D5BEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DCBE color

#C5DCBE rgb(197, 220, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DCBE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.3% green and 74.5% blue (197, 220, 190).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#C5DCBE color codes

HEX	`#C5DCBE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 220, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, -13.14, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 17.92, 137.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.912, 66.774, 58.543)`
Decimal	`12967102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DCBE, 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 #C5DCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #C5DCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dcbe; }
.text { color: #c5dcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 220 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dcbe, #bedcc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5DCBE?: #C5DCBE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DCBE?: The RGB value is 197, 220, 190: 197 red, 220 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DCBE?: The complementary color is #D5BEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.