What color is #C5F5B2?

#C5F5B2 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5F5B2?

The RGB value is 197, 245, 178: 197 red, 245 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5F5B2?

The complementary color is #E2B2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5F5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5F5B2 color

#C5F5B2 rgb(197, 245, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5F5B2 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 96.1% green and 69.8% blue (197, 245, 178).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#C5F5B2 color codes

HEX	`#C5F5B2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 245, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 96.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.86, -27.32, 27.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.86, 38.69, 134.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.712, 80.388, 54.271)`
Decimal	`12973490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5F5B2, 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 #C5F5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5F5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #C5F5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5f5b2; }
.text { color: #c5f5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5f5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 245 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5f5b2, #b2f5c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5F5B2?: #C5F5B2 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5F5B2?: The RGB value is 197, 245, 178: 197 red, 245 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5F5B2?: The complementary color is #E2B2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5F5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.