Recognised as Colour
#C5F0E9
- #C5F0E9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#C5F0E9 is a cyan with RGB values 197, 240, 233 and HSL 170°, 59%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#C5F0E9#C5F0E9
HEX#C5F0E9
RGBrgb(197, 240, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.9412, 0.9137
RGB percentages77.3%, 94.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(170.2, 58.9%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 17.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK17.9%, 0%, 2.9%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,972,265
CSS custom property--colour: #C5F0E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.01:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#3A0F16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F0C5CC
Analogous#C5F0D4, #C5E2F0
Triadic#E9C5F0, #F0E9C5
Split complementary#F0C5E2, #F0D3C5
Tetradic#D3C5F0, #F0C5CC, #E2F0C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G240
B233
Red197 (77.3%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue170.23°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C5 · G F0 · B E9
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