What color is #C5FFD2?

#C5FFD2 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5FFD2?

The RGB value is 197, 255, 210: 197 red, 255 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5FFD2?

The complementary color is #FFC5F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5FFD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5FFD2 color

#C5FFD2 rgb(197, 255, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5FFD2 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 100% green and 82.4% blue (197, 255, 210).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#C5FFD2 color codes

HEX	`#C5FFD2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 255, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 100%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -26.79, 15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 31.03, 149.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.416, 88.041, 74.244)`
Decimal	`12976082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5FFD2, 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 #C5FFD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5FFD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #C5FFD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ffd2; }
.text { color: #c5ffd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ffd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 255 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ffd2, #c5ffef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C5FFD2?: #C5FFD2 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5FFD2?: The RGB value is 197, 255, 210: 197 red, 255 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5FFD2?: The complementary color is #FFC5F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5FFD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.