Information about #C5DDDA color

#C5DDDA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5DDDA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 221, 218) — 77.3% red, 86.7% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 1 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C5DDDA reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cut Glass (#C9DBDC). Slightly further away sit Breeze (#CCDBD9) and Reservoir (#BFE2DC).

The recipe behind #C5DDDA is rgb(197, 221, 218), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5DDDA: 14.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. No one has named #C5DDDA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5DDDA color variations

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#C5DDDA 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 #C5DDDA

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

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Reservoir color link
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

Skeptic color link
Skeptic

#CAE6DA

Zumthor color link
Zumthor

#CDD5D5

Carefree color link
Carefree

#D1DDD5

Aero Blue color link
Aero Blue

#C0E8D5

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Mint Tulip color link
Mint Tulip

#C6EADD

Jagged Ice color link
Jagged Ice

#CAE7E2

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5DDDA
  • RGB197, 221, 218
  • CMYK9, 0, 1, 13
  • CSSrgb(197, 221, 218)
  • HSL173°, 26%, 82%
  • HSL Precise172.5°, 26.087%, 81.961%
  • HSV173°, 11%, 87%
  • HSB173°, 11%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.867, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.867, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.867, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5DDDA
  • DECIMAL ID12967386
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01