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#C5EDEA Color

#C5EDEA is rgb(197, 237, 234) in RGB, hsl(176, 53%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 7%) 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5EDEA
HEX#C5EDEA
RGBrgb(197, 237, 234)
HSLhsl(176, 53%, 85%)
HSVhsv(176, 17%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.042 190.9)
LABlab(90.84% -13.85 -3.09)
LCHlch(90.84% 14.19 192.56)

What #C5EDEA 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 #C5EDEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.11Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.25Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 7.66Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.78Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 8.66Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 11.42

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

#C5EDEA Channel Values

How #C5EDEA 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 237 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 53% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 17% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5EDEA 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5EDEA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5EDEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5EDEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5EDEA
Complementary
#EDC4C7
Analogous
#C4EDD6
Analogous
#C4DBED
Triadic
#EAC4ED
Triadic
#EDEAC4
Split comp.
#EDC4DB
Split comp.
#EDD6C4

Tints & Shades of #C5EDEA

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

#CCEFED
#D4F2F0
#DCF4F3
#E0F5F4
#E8F8F7
#EFFAF9

Shades

#96DFDA
#6BD1CB
#3CC3BA
#2F9891
#206964
#133E3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5EDEA.

How #C5EDEA 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#C5EDEA
Protanopia#E7E7EA
Protanomaly#DAE9EA
Deuteranopia#E1E1EB
Deuteranomaly#D6E6EB
Tritanopia#C5EDED
Tritanomaly#C5EDEC
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5EDEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5edea: #C5EDEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5EDEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5edea': '#C5EDEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.929, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_c5edea">#C5EDEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5EDEA"

More Teal Colors

#C5EDEA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5EDEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5EDEA?

#C5EDEA is a lightest teal — rgb(197, 237, 234) in RGB and hsl(176, 53%, 85%) 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #C5EDEA?

#C5EDEA is rgb(197, 237, 234) — red 197, green 237, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5EDEA?

#C5EDEA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5EDEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5EDEA scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5EDEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5EDEA 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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