What color is #C5E1C9?

#C5E1C9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E1C9?

The RGB value is 197, 225, 201: 197 red, 225 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E1C9?

The complementary color is #E1C5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E1C9 color

#C5E1C9 rgb(197, 225, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5E1C9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 88.2% green and 78.8% blue (197, 225, 201).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 32% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#C5E1C9 color codes

HEX	`#C5E1C9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 225, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 88.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 32%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.97, -13.73, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.97, 16.23, 147.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.491, 69.937, 65.559)`
Decimal	`12968393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E1C9, 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 #C5E1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #C5E1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e1c9; }
.text { color: #c5e1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 225 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e1c9, #c5e1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5E1C9?: #C5E1C9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E1C9?: The RGB value is 197, 225, 201: 197 red, 225 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E1C9?: The complementary color is #E1C5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.