What color is #C5EDFA?

#C5EDFA is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5EDFA?

The RGB value is 197, 237, 250: 197 red, 237 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5EDFA?

The complementary color is #FAD2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5EDFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5EDFA color

#C5EDFA rgb(197, 237, 250)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5EDFA is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 92.9% green and 98% blue (197, 237, 250).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Breaking the Ice (#B8E4F5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#C5EDFA color codes

HEX	`#C5EDFA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 237, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 92.9%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.39, -10.14, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.39, 14.64, 226.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.561, 79.338, 102.02)`
Decimal	`12971514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5EDFA, 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 #C5EDFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5EDFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #C5EDFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5edfa; }
.text { color: #c5edfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5edfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 237 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5edfa, #c5d3fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5EDFA?: #C5EDFA is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5EDFA?: The RGB value is 197, 237, 250: 197 red, 237 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5EDFA?: The complementary color is #FAD2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5EDFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.