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#C5ECFC Color

#C5ECFC is rgb(197, 236, 252) in RGB, hsl(197, 90%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5ECFC
HEX#C5ECFC
RGBrgb(197, 236, 252)
HSLhsl(197, 90%, 88%)
HSVhsv(197, 22%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.046 224.6)
LABlab(90.99% -10.55 -12.19)
LCHlch(90.99% 16.12 229.13)

What #C5ECFC 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 #C5ECFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 5.77Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.58Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.8Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.66Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 9Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 10.97

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

#C5ECFC Channel Values

How #C5ECFC 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 236 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 90% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 22% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5ECFC 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5ECFC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5ECFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5ECFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5ECFC
Complementary
#FCD4C5
Analogous
#C5FCF0
Analogous
#C5D1FC
Triadic
#FCC5EC
Triadic
#ECFCC5
Split comp.
#FCC5D1
Split comp.
#FCF0C5

Tints & Shades of #C5ECFC

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

#CAEEFC
#D3F1FD
#D8F3FD
#E2F6FD
#E7F7FE
#F0FAFE

Shades

#8BDAF9
#51C7F6
#16B4F3
#0A8EC2
#076388
#04394E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5ECFC.

How #C5ECFC 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#C5ECFC
Protanopia#E6E6FC
Protanomaly#DAE8FC
Deuteranopia#E0E0FD
Deuteranomaly#D6E5FD
Tritanopia#C2EEEE
Tritanomaly#C3EDF4
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5ECFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5ecfc: #C5ECFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5ECFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5ecfc': '#C5ECFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.925, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_c5ecfc">#C5ECFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5ECFC"

More Teal Colors

#C5ECFC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5ECFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5ECFC?

#C5ECFC is a lightest teal — rgb(197, 236, 252) in RGB and hsl(197, 90%, 88%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #C5ECFC?

#C5ECFC is rgb(197, 236, 252) — red 197, green 236, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5ECFC?

#C5ECFC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5ECFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5ECFC scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5ECFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5ECFC 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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