What color is #C5EBEA?

#C5EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5EBEA?

The RGB value is 197, 235, 234: 197 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5EBEA?

The complementary color is #EBC5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5EBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5EBEA color

#C5EBEA rgb(197, 235, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (197, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#C5EBEA color codes

HEX	`#C5EBEA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.43, -12.46, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.43, 12.97, 196.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.582, 77.226, 89.171)`
Decimal	`12970986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5EBEA, 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 #C5EBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5EBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #C5EBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ebea; }
.text { color: #c5ebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ebea, #c5d9eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5EBEA?: #C5EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5EBEA?: The RGB value is 197, 235, 234: 197 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5EBEA?: The complementary color is #EBC5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5EBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.