What color is #C5E1D8?

#C5E1D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E1D8?

The RGB value is 197, 225, 216: 197 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E1D8?

The complementary color is #E1C5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E1D8 color

#C5E1D8 rgb(197, 225, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5E1D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 88.2% green and 84.7% blue (197, 225, 216).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 32% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#C5E1D8 color codes

HEX	`#C5E1D8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 225, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 88.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 32%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, -10.95, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 11.02, 173.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.343, 70.677, 75.31)`
Decimal	`12968408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E1D8, 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 #C5E1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #C5E1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e1d8; }
.text { color: #c5e1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 225 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e1d8, #c5dce1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5E1D8?: #C5E1D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E1D8?: The RGB value is 197, 225, 216: 197 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E1D8?: The complementary color is #E1C5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.