What color is #C5DDD4?

#C5DDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DDD4?

The RGB value is 197, 221, 212: 197 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DDD4?

The complementary color is #DDC5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DDD4 color

#C5DDD4 rgb(197, 221, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.7% green and 83.1% blue (197, 221, 212).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#C5DDD4 color codes

HEX	`#C5DDD4`
RGB	`rgb(197, 221, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -9.68, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 9.83, 169.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.763, 68.336, 72.263)`
Decimal	`12967380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DDD4, 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 #C5DDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #C5DDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ddd4; }
.text { color: #c5ddd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ddd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 221 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ddd4, #c5dadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5DDD4?: #C5DDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DDD4?: The RGB value is 197, 221, 212: 197 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DDD4?: The complementary color is #DDC5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.