What color is #C5EDE9?

#C5EDE9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5EDE9?

The RGB value is 197, 237, 233: 197 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5EDE9?

The complementary color is #EDC5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5EDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5EDE9 color

#C5EDE9 rgb(197, 237, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5EDE9 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 92.9% green and 91.4% blue (197, 237, 233).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 53% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#C5EDE9 color codes

HEX	`#C5EDE9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 237, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 92.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 53%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.93, -13.66, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.93, 13.87, 189.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.014, 78.32, 88.609)`
Decimal	`12971497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5EDE9, 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 #C5EDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5EDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #C5EDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ede9; }
.text { color: #c5ede9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ede9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 237 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ede9, #c5dded); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C5EDE9?: #C5EDE9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5EDE9?: The RGB value is 197, 237, 233: 197 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5EDE9?: The complementary color is #EDC5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5EDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.