What color is #C5E0DE?

#C5E0DE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E0DE?

The RGB value is 197, 224, 222: 197 red, 224 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E0DE?

The complementary color is #E0C5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E0DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E0DE color

#C5E0DE rgb(197, 224, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5E0DE is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 87.8% green and 87.1% blue (197, 224, 222).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#C5E0DE color codes

HEX	`#C5E0DE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 224, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 87.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, -9.28, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 9.5, 192.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.863, 70.454, 79.38)`
Decimal	`12968158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E0DE, 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 #C5E0DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E0DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #C5E0DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e0de; }
.text { color: #c5e0de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e0de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 224 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e0de, #c5d4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5E0DE?: #C5E0DE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E0DE?: The RGB value is 197, 224, 222: 197 red, 224 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E0DE?: The complementary color is #E0C5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E0DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.