What color is #C5EED0?

#C5EED0 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5EED0?

The RGB value is 197, 238, 208: 197 red, 238 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5EED0?

The complementary color is #EEC5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5EED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5EED0 color

#C5EED0 rgb(197, 238, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5EED0 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 93.3% green and 81.6% blue (197, 238, 208).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 55% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mystery Mint (#BBEFD3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#C5EED0 color codes

HEX	`#C5EED0`
RGB	`rgb(197, 238, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 93.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 55%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.58, -18.94, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.58, 21.49, 151.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.983, 77.572, 71.211)`
Decimal	`12971728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5EED0, 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 #C5EED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5EED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #C5EED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5eed0; }
.text { color: #c5eed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5eed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 238 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5eed0, #c5eee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5EED0?: #C5EED0 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5EED0?: The RGB value is 197, 238, 208: 197 red, 238 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5EED0?: The complementary color is #EEC5E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5EED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.