What color is #C5DDDA?

#C5DDDA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DDDA?

The RGB value is 197, 221, 218: 197 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DDDA?

The complementary color is #DDC5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DDDA color

#C5DDDA rgb(197, 221, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5DDDA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (197, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#C5DDDA color codes

HEX	`#C5DDDA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.33, -8.52, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.33, 8.61, 188.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.534, 68.644, 76.324)`
Decimal	`12967386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DDDA, 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 #C5DDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #C5DDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ddda; }
.text { color: #c5ddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ddda, #c5d4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5DDDA?: #C5DDDA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DDDA?: The RGB value is 197, 221, 218: 197 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DDDA?: The complementary color is #DDC5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.