What color is #C5E4D8?

#C5E4D8 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 #C5E4D8?

The RGB value is 197, 228, 216: 197 red, 228 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E4D8?

The complementary color is #E4C5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E4D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E4D8 color

#C5E4D8 rgb(197, 228, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5E4D8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 89.4% green and 84.7% blue (197, 228, 216).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#C5E4D8 color codes

HEX	`#C5E4D8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 228, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 89.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.12, -12.47, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.12, 12.7, 168.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.161, 72.314, 75.583)`
Decimal	`12969176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E4D8, 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 #C5E4D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E4D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #C5E4D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e4d8; }
.text { color: #c5e4d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e4d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 228 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e4d8, #c5e1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C5E4D8?: #C5E4D8 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 #C5E4D8?: The RGB value is 197, 228, 216: 197 red, 228 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E4D8?: The complementary color is #E4C5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E4D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.