What color is #C5DFDC?

#C5DFDC is a very 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 #C5DFDC?

The RGB value is 197, 223, 220: 197 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DFDC?

The complementary color is #DFC5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DFDC color

#C5DFDC rgb(197, 223, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5DFDC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 87.5% green and 86.3% blue (197, 223, 220).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#C5DFDC color codes

HEX	`#C5DFDC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 223, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 87.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, -9.16, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 9.27, 188.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.329, 69.812, 77.887)`
Decimal	`12967900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DFDC, 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 #C5DFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #C5DFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dfdc; }
.text { color: #c5dfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 223 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dfdc, #c5d5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5DFDC?: #C5DFDC is a very 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 #C5DFDC?: The RGB value is 197, 223, 220: 197 red, 223 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DFDC?: The complementary color is #DFC5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.