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#C5E2E8 Color

#C5E2E8 is rgb(197, 226, 232) in RGB, hsl(190, 43%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5E2E8
HEX#C5E2E8
RGBrgb(197, 226, 232)
HSLhsl(190, 43%, 84%)
HSVhsv(190, 15%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.032 211.6)
LABlab(87.89% -8.98 -6.33)
LCHlch(87.89% 10.99 215.19)

What #C5E2E8 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 #C5E2E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 5.41Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 6.68Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 7.4Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.65Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 7.77Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 9.87

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

#C5E2E8 Channel Values

How #C5E2E8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 197 · G 226 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 43% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 15% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5E2E8 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5E2E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5E2E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5E2E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5E2E8
Complementary
#E8CBC5
Analogous
#C5E8DC
Analogous
#C5D0E8
Triadic
#E8C5E2
Triadic
#E2E8C5
Split comp.
#E8C5D0
Split comp.
#E8DCC5

Tints & Shades of #C5E2E8

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

#CCE6EB
#D3E9EE
#DBEDF0
#E2F0F3
#E9F4F6
#F0F8F9

Shades

#9DCED8
#71B8C6
#49A4B6
#377D8B
#275962
#163137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5E2E8.

How #C5E2E8 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#C5E2E8
Protanopia#DDDDE8
Protanomaly#D4DFE8
Deuteranopia#D9D9E9
Deuteranomaly#D1DDE8
Tritanopia#C4E3E3
Tritanomaly#C4E2E5
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5E2E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5e2e8: #C5E2E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5E2E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5e2e8': '#C5E2E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.886, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_c5e2e8">#C5E2E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5E2E8"

More Teal Colors

#C5E2E8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5E2E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5E2E8?

#C5E2E8 is a lightest teal — rgb(197, 226, 232) in RGB and hsl(190, 43%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #C5E2E8?

#C5E2E8 is rgb(197, 226, 232) — red 197, green 226, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5E2E8?

#C5E2E8 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5E2E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5E2E8 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5E2E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5E2E8 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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