HEX Color #C5FFF0 (Paleturquoise)

About #C5FFF0

The precise color #C5FFF0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Paleturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 255, and 240.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 164.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 88.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5FFF0

RGB197, 255, 240

HSL164.5°, 100.0%, 88.6%

CMYK23%, 0%, 6%, 0%

HSV164.5°, 22.7%, 100.0%

LAB95.9, -21.1, 1.2

XYZ74.5, 89.7, 95.8

Decimal12976112

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5FFF0 #FFC4D3

Analogous

#C4FFD3 #C4F1FF

Triadic

#F0C4FF #FFF0C4

Tetradic

#D2C4FF #FFC4D3 #F1FFC4

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5FFF0

#CBFFF1

#D1FFF3

#D8FFF5

#DEFFF6

#E5FFF8

#EBFFFA

#F2FFFB

#F8FFFD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5FFF0

#AFE2D5

#99C6BA

#83AAA0

#6D8D85

#57716A

#415550

#2B3835

#151C1A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.11:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

18.94:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.06:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

16.10:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5FFF0; }

.text-color { color: #C5FFF0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5FFF0; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE