What color is #C5E5BE?

#C5E5BE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E5BE?

The RGB value is 197, 229, 190: 197 red, 229 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E5BE?

The complementary color is #DEBEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E5BE color

#C5E5BE rgb(197, 229, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5E5BE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 89.8% green and 74.5% blue (197, 229, 190).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#C5E5BE color codes

HEX	`#C5E5BE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 229, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 89.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -17.64, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 23.53, 138.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.338, 71.626, 59.351)`
Decimal	`12969406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E5BE, 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 #C5E5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #C5E5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e5be; }
.text { color: #c5e5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 229 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e5be, #bee5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5E5BE?: #C5E5BE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E5BE?: The RGB value is 197, 229, 190: 197 red, 229 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E5BE?: The complementary color is #DEBEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.