What color is #C5DDC7?

#C5DDC7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DDC7?

The RGB value is 197, 221, 199: 197 red, 221 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DDC7?

The complementary color is #DDC5DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DDC7 color

#C5DDC7 rgb(197, 221, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DDC7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.7% green and 78% blue (197, 221, 199).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#C5DDC7 color codes

HEX	`#C5DDC7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 221, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.86, -12.07, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.86, 14.54, 146.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.189, 67.706, 63.972)`
Decimal	`12967367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DDC7, 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 #C5DDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #C5DDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ddc7; }
.text { color: #c5ddc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ddc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 221 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ddc7, #c5ddd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C5DDC7?: #C5DDC7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DDC7?: The RGB value is 197, 221, 199: 197 red, 221 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DDC7?: The complementary color is #DDC5DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.