Information about #C5DAC4 color

#C5DAC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5DAC4 falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 218, 196) — 77.3% red, 85.5% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 9 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5DAC4 reads as a softly toned natural green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Edgewater (#C1D8C5). Slightly further away sit Sea Mist (#C2D5C4) and Kandinsky (#C3D8BD).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(197, 218, 196)), which gives #C5DAC4 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5DAC4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5DAC4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5DAC4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C5DAC4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Edgewater color link
Edgewater

#C1D8C5

Sea Mist color link
Sea Mist

#C2D5C4

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Fertile Mind color link
Fertile Mind

#B9D6C2

Faded Ash color link
Faded Ash

#C4CDC7

Harp color link
Harp

#CBCEC0

Paris White color link
Paris White

#BFCDC0

Pastel Gray color link
Pastel Gray

#CFCFC4

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Half Emerge color link
Half Emerge

#CED5CF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5DAC4
  • RGB197, 218, 196
  • CMYK8, 0, 9, 15
  • CSSrgb(197, 218, 196)
  • HSL117°, 23%, 81%
  • HSL Precise117.273°, 22.917%, 81.176%
  • HSV117°, 10%, 85%
  • HSB117°, 10%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.855, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.855, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.855, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5DAC4
  • DECIMAL ID12966596
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01