What color is #C5FBC2?

#C5FBC2 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5FBC2?

The RGB value is 197, 251, 194: 197 red, 251 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5FBC2?

The complementary color is #F8C2FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5FBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5FBC2 color

#C5FBC2 rgb(197, 251, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5FBC2 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 98.4% green and 76.1% blue (197, 251, 194).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Mint Hills (#CCFFC2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#C5FBC2 color codes

HEX	`#C5FBC2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 251, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 98.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 23%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.78, -27.62, 21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.78, 35.24, 141.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.258, 84.758, 63.845)`
Decimal	`12975042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5FBC2, 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 #C5FBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5FBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #C5FBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5fbc2; }
.text { color: #c5fbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5fbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 251 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5fbc2, #c2fbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5FBC2?: #C5FBC2 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5FBC2?: The RGB value is 197, 251, 194: 197 red, 251 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5FBC2?: The complementary color is #F8C2FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5FBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.