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#C5EFAE Color

#C5EFAE is rgb(197, 239, 174) in RGB, hsl(99, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5EFAE
HEX#C5EFAE
RGBrgb(197, 239, 174)
HSLhsl(99, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(99, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.097 134.8)
LABlab(90.26% -22.68 26.91)
LCHlch(90.26% 35.19 130.13)

What #C5EFAE 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 #C5EFAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.4Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.17Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.86Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.99Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.62Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.87

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

#C5EFAE Channel Values

How #C5EFAE 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 239 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5EFAE 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5EFAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5EFAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5EFAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5EFAE
Complementary
#D8AEEF
Analogous
#E5EFAE
Analogous
#AEEFB8
Triadic
#AEC5EF
Triadic
#EFAEC5
Split comp.
#B8AEEF
Split comp.
#EFAEE5

Tints & Shades of #C5EFAE

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

#CBF1B7
#D4F3C3
#DAF5CC
#E3F7D9
#EAF9E1
#F3FCEE

Shades

#A3E67F
#81DC50
#62CC28
#4B9E1F
#356F16
#1F400D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5EFAE.

How #C5EFAE 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#C5EFAE
Protanopia#E9E9AE
Protanomaly#DBEBAE
Deuteranopia#E2E2B0
Deuteranomaly#D7E7AF
Tritanopia#CEE8E8
Tritanomaly#CAEBD3
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

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Using #C5EFAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5efae: #C5EFAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5EFAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5efae': '#C5EFAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.937, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_c5efae">#C5EFAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5EFAE"

More Green Colors

#C5EFAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5EFAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5EFAE?

#C5EFAE is a lightest green — rgb(197, 239, 174) in RGB and hsl(99, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #C5EFAE?

#C5EFAE is rgb(197, 239, 174) — red 197, green 239, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5EFAE?

#C5EFAE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5EFAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5EFAE scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5EFAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5EFAE 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 18.37, which is visibly different.

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