Information about #C5DDC9 color

#C5DDC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5DDC9 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 221, 201) — 77.3% red, 86.7% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 8 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5DDC9 is a moderately toned leafy green that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Edgewater (#C1D8C5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sea Mist (#C2D5C4) and Granny Apple (#C5E7CD).

The recipe behind #C5DDC9 is rgb(197, 221, 201), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5DDC9: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #C5DDC9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5DDC9 color variations

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

#C5DDC9 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 #C5DDC9

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

Granny Apple color link
Granny Apple

#C5E7CD

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

Half Emerge color link
Half Emerge

#CED5CF

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Half Tasman color link
Half Tasman

#D0D5CD

Ottoman color link
Ottoman

#D3DBCB

Geyser color link
Geyser

#CBD0CF

Fertile Mind color link
Fertile Mind

#B9D6C2

Grey Nurse color link
Grey Nurse

#D1D3CC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5DDC9
  • RGB197, 221, 201
  • CMYK9, 0, 8, 13
  • CSSrgb(197, 221, 201)
  • HSL130°, 26%, 82%
  • HSL Precise130°, 26.087%, 81.961%
  • HSV130°, 11%, 87%
  • HSB130°, 11%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.867, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.867, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.867, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5DDC9
  • DECIMAL ID12967369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01