What color is #C5E2BF?

#C5E2BF 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 #C5E2BF?

The RGB value is 197, 226, 191: 197 red, 226 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E2BF?

The complementary color is #DCBFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E2BF color

#C5E2BF rgb(197, 226, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5E2BF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 88.6% green and 74.9% blue (197, 226, 191).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#C5E2BF color codes

HEX	`#C5E2BF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 226, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 88.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, -15.98, 13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 21.21, 138.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.624, 70.024, 59.655)`
Decimal	`12968639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E2BF, 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 #C5E2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #C5E2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e2bf; }
.text { color: #c5e2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 226 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e2bf, #bfe2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5E2BF?: #C5E2BF 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 #C5E2BF?: The RGB value is 197, 226, 191: 197 red, 226 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E2BF?: The complementary color is #DCBFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.