What color is #C5E4DE?

#C5E4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E4DE?

The RGB value is 197, 228, 222: 197 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E4DE?

The complementary color is #E4C5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E4DE color

#C5E4DE rgb(197, 228, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5E4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 89.4% green and 87.1% blue (197, 228, 222).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#C5E4DE color codes

HEX	`#C5E4DE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 228, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 89.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.27, -11.31, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.27, 11.32, 182.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.951, 72.63, 79.743)`
Decimal	`12969182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E4DE, 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 #C5E4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #C5E4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e4de; }
.text { color: #c5e4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 228 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e4de, #c5dbe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5E4DE?: #C5E4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E4DE?: The RGB value is 197, 228, 222: 197 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E4DE?: The complementary color is #E4C5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.