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#C5FCF9 Color

#C5FCF9 is rgb(197, 252, 249) in RGB, hsl(177, 90%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5FCF9
HEX#C5FCF9
RGBrgb(197, 252, 249)
HSLhsl(177, 90%, 88%)
HSVhsv(177, 22%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.056 192.1)
LABlab(95.14% -18.43 -4.56)
LCHlch(95.14% 18.99 193.90)

What #C5FCF9 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 #C5FCF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 6.08Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 6.89Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 8.55Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.43Water#D4F1F9ΔE 10.37Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 10.48

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

#C5FCF9 Channel Values

How #C5FCF9 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 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 90% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 22% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5FCF9 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5FCF9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5FCF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5FCF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5FCF9
Complementary
#FCC5C8
Analogous
#C5FCDE
Analogous
#C5E3FC
Triadic
#F9C5FC
Triadic
#FCF9C5
Split comp.
#FCC5E3
Split comp.
#FCDEC5

Tints & Shades of #C5FCF9

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

#CAFCFA
#D3FDFB
#D8FDFB
#E2FDFC
#E7FEFD
#F0FEFE

Shades

#8BF9F3
#51F6EE
#16F3E8
#0AC2B9
#078881
#044E4A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5FCF9.

How #C5FCF9 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#C5FCF9
Protanopia#F4F4F9
Protanomaly#E3F7F9
Deuteranopia#ECECFA
Deuteranomaly#DDF2FA
Tritanopia#C6FCFC
Tritanomaly#C5FCFB
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5FCF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5fcf9: #C5FCF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5FCF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5fcf9': '#C5FCF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.988, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_c5fcf9">#C5FCF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5FCF9"

More Teal Colors

#C5FCF9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5FCF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5FCF9?

#C5FCF9 is a lightest teal — rgb(197, 252, 249) in RGB and hsl(177, 90%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #C5FCF9?

#C5FCF9 is rgb(197, 252, 249) — red 197, green 252, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5FCF9?

#C5FCF9 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5FCF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5FCF9 scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5FCF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5FCF9 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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