What color is #C5E4EE?

#C5E4EE is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E4EE?

The RGB value is 197, 228, 238: 197 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E4EE?

The complementary color is #EECFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E4EE color

#C5E4EE rgb(197, 228, 238)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5E4EE is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 89.4% green and 93.3% blue (197, 228, 238).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 55% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Clouds (#C2E1EC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#C5E4EE color codes

HEX	`#C5E4EE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 228, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 89.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 55%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -8.08, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 11.57, 225.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.198, 73.528, 91.577)`
Decimal	`12969198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E4EE, 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 #C5E4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #C5E4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e4ee; }
.text { color: #c5e4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 228 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e4ee, #c5d0ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5E4EE?: #C5E4EE is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E4EE?: The RGB value is 197, 228, 238: 197 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E4EE?: The complementary color is #EECFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.