What color is #C5FFDC?

#C5FFDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5FFDC?

The RGB value is 197, 255, 220: 197 red, 255 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5FFDC?

The complementary color is #FFC5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5FFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5FFDC color

#C5FFDC rgb(197, 255, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5FFDC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 100% green and 86.3% blue (197, 255, 220).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#C5FFDC color codes

HEX	`#C5FFDC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 255, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 100%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.39, -24.99, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.39, 27.23, 156.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.701, 88.555, 81.011)`
Decimal	`12976092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5FFDC, 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 #C5FFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5FFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #C5FFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ffdc; }
.text { color: #c5ffdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ffdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 255 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ffdc, #c5fff9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #C5FFDC?: #C5FFDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5FFDC?: The RGB value is 197, 255, 220: 197 red, 255 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5FFDC?: The complementary color is #FFC5E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5FFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.