What color is #C5FFBA?

#C5FFBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5FFBA?

The RGB value is 197, 255, 186: 197 red, 255 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5FFBA?

The complementary color is #F4BAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5FFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5FFBA color

#C5FFBA rgb(197, 255, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5FFBA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 100% green and 72.9% blue (197, 255, 186).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#C5FFBA color codes

HEX	`#C5FFBA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 255, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 100%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.71, -30.78, 27.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.71, 41.09, 138.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.647, 86.934, 59.661)`
Decimal	`12976058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5FFBA, 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 #C5FFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5FFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #C5FFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ffba; }
.text { color: #c5ffba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ffba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 255 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ffba, #baffd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #C5FFBA?: #C5FFBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5FFBA?: The RGB value is 197, 255, 186: 197 red, 255 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5FFBA?: The complementary color is #F4BAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5FFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.