What color is #C5DDD6?

#C5DDD6 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 #C5DDD6?

The RGB value is 197, 221, 214: 197 red, 221 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DDD6?

The complementary color is #DDC5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DDD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DDD6 color

#C5DDD6 rgb(197, 221, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DDD6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.7% green and 83.9% blue (197, 221, 214).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#C5DDD6 color codes

HEX	`#C5DDD6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 221, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.22, -9.29, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.22, 9.32, 175.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.017, 68.437, 73.6)`
Decimal	`12967382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DDD6, 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 #C5DDD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DDD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #C5DDD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ddd6; }
.text { color: #c5ddd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ddd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 221 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ddd6, #c5d8dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5DDD6?: #C5DDD6 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 #C5DDD6?: The RGB value is 197, 221, 214: 197 red, 221 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DDD6?: The complementary color is #DDC5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DDD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.