What color is #C5DFBE?

#C5DFBE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DFBE?

The RGB value is 197, 223, 190: 197 red, 223 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DFBE?

The complementary color is #D8BEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DFBE?

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.

#C5DFBE color

#C5DFBE rgb(197, 223, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5DFBE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 87.5% green and 74.5% blue (197, 223, 190).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C5DFBE color codes

HEX	`#C5DFBE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 223, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 87.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.19, -14.65, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.19, 19.79, 137.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.706, 68.363, 58.808)`
Decimal	`12967870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DFBE, 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 #C5DFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DFBE 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 #C5DFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dfbe; }
.text { color: #c5dfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 223 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dfbe, #bedfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5DFBE?: #C5DFBE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DFBE?: The RGB value is 197, 223, 190: 197 red, 223 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DFBE?: The complementary color is #D8BEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DFBE?: 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.