The present invention relates to a composition comprising:trifluoroethylene;pentafluoroethane; andat least one compound C chosen from the group constituted by difluoromethane, 1,1,1-trifluoropropene, trifluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, monofluoroethane, 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene, 3,3,4,4,4-pentafluorobut-1-ene, 2,4,4,4-tetrafluorobut-1-ene, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1-difluoroethane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, butane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, 1-chlorotrifluoropropene, 2-methylbutane, pentane, propane, and mixtures thereof.The present invention also relates to the uses thereof in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps.