What color is #C5EAAE?

#C5EAAE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5EAAE?

The RGB value is 197, 234, 174: 197 red, 234 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5EAAE?

The complementary color is #D3AEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5EAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5EAAE color

#C5EAAE rgb(197, 234, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5EAAE is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 91.8% green and 68.2% blue (197, 234, 174).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 59% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#C5EAAE color codes

HEX	`#C5EAAE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 234, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 91.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 59%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, -22.66, 25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 33.95, 131.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.087, 73.771, 51.11)`
Decimal	`12970670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5EAAE, 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 #C5EAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5EAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #C5EAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5eaae; }
.text { color: #c5eaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5eaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 234 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5eaae, #aeeab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5EAAE?: #C5EAAE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5EAAE?: The RGB value is 197, 234, 174: 197 red, 234 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5EAAE?: The complementary color is #D3AEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5EAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.