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#C5FCDD Color

#C5FCDD is rgb(197, 252, 221) in RGB, hsl(146, 90%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5FCDD
HEX#C5FCDD
RGBrgb(197, 252, 221)
HSLhsl(146, 90%, 88%)
HSVhsv(146, 22%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.07 160)
LABlab(94.56% -22.58 8.94)
LCHlch(94.56% 24.28 158.40)

What #C5FCDD 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 #C5FCDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 7.14Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 10.09Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 12.35Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.37Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 13.55Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 14.02

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

#C5FCDD Channel Values

How #C5FCDD 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 252 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 90% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 22% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5FCDD 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5FCDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5FCDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5FCDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5FCDD
Complementary
#FCC5E4
Analogous
#C9FCC5
Analogous
#C5FCF8
Triadic
#DDC5FC
Triadic
#FCDDC5
Split comp.
#F8C5FC
Split comp.
#FCC5C9

Tints & Shades of #C5FCDD

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

#CAFCE0
#D3FDE5
#D8FDE8
#E2FDEE
#E7FEF1
#F0FEF6

Shades

#8BF9BA
#51F698
#16F376
#0AC25A
#07883F
#044E24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5FCDD.

How #C5FCDD 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#C5FCDD
Protanopia#F4F4DD
Protanomaly#E3F7DD
Deuteranopia#ECECDF
Deuteranomaly#DDF2DE
Tritanopia#CAF8F8
Tritanomaly#C8FAEE
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5FCDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5fcdd: #C5FCDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5FCDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5fcdd': '#C5FCDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.988, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_c5fcdd">#C5FCDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5FCDD"

More Green Colors

#C5FCDD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5FCDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5FCDD?

#C5FCDD is a lightest green — rgb(197, 252, 221) in RGB and hsl(146, 90%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #C5FCDD?

#C5FCDD is rgb(197, 252, 221) — red 197, green 252, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5FCDD?

#C5FCDD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5FCDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5FCDD scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5FCDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5FCDD 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 16.39, which is visibly different.

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