#C5DEBF Color

#C5DEBF is rgb(197, 222, 191) in RGB, hsl(108, 32%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5DEBF

HEX#C5DEBF

RGBrgb(197, 222, 191)

HSLhsl(108, 32%, 81%)

HSVhsv(108, 14%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.05 139.6)

LABlab(85.98% -12.86 12.33)

LCHlch(85.98% 17.82 136.20)

What #C5DEBF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C5DEBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.18 Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 10.75 Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.55 Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 11.96 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.07 Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#C5DEBF Channel Values

How #C5DEBF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 197 · G 222 · B 191	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 108° · S 32% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 108° · S 14% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.44:1 vs white · 14.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5DEBF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C5DEBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5DEBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C5DEBF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5DEBF.

How #C5DEBF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C5DEBF

Protanopia#DADABF

Protanomaly#D2DCBF

Deuteranopia#D6D6C0

Deuteranomaly#D0D9BF

Tritanopia#C9DADA

Tritanomaly#C8DCD0

Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5DEBF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c5debf: #C5DEBF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5DEBF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5debf': '#C5DEBF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.871, blue: 0.749)

Android XML<color name="color_c5debf">#C5DEBF</color>

SVG fillfill="#C5DEBF"

More Green Colors

#C5DEBF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#C5DEBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5DEBF?

#C5DEBF is a lightest green — rgb(197, 222, 191) in RGB and hsl(108, 32%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.18.

What is the RGB value of #C5DEBF?

#C5DEBF is rgb(197, 222, 191) — red 197, green 222, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5DEBF?

#C5DEBF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5DEBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5DEBF scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5DEBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5DEBF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 14.01, which is visibly different.

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