What color is #C5E5CC?

#C5E5CC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5E5CC?

The RGB value is 197, 229, 204: 197 red, 229 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5E5CC?

The complementary color is #E5C5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5E5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5E5CC color

#C5E5CC rgb(197, 229, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5E5CC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 89.8% green and 80% blue (197, 229, 204).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#C5E5CC color codes

HEX	`#C5E5CC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 229, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 89.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.1, -15.2, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.1, 17.51, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.942, 72.267, 67.801)`
Decimal	`12969420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5E5CC, 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 #C5E5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5E5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #C5E5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5e5cc; }
.text { color: #c5e5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 229 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5e5cc, #c5e5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5E5CC?: #C5E5CC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5E5CC?: The RGB value is 197, 229, 204: 197 red, 229 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5E5CC?: The complementary color is #E5C5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5E5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.