Palettes / Colors / #C5EEBF

#C5EEBF — Pale Green

#C5EEBF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #C5EEBF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C5EEBF is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E8BFEE; it also sits naturally between #DDEEBF and #BFEED0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C5EEBF

.text { color: #C5EEBF; }
.background { background-color: #C5EEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5EEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 238, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5EEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 238, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5EEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 238, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5EEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5EEBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8BFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5EEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C5EEBF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C5EEBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C5EEBF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C5EEBE  ·  #C5EEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5EEBF?

#C5EEBF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 197, 238, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5EEBF?

#C5EEBF is RGB 197, 238, 191 — HSL 112°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #C5EEBF?

Its complement is #E8BFEE; analogous partners are #DDEEBF and #BFEED0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5EEBF for text?

Black text on #C5EEBF has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.