What color is #C0D8CD?

#C0D8CD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0D8CD?

The RGB value is 192, 216, 205: 192 red, 216 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D8CD?

The complementary color is #D8C0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D8CD color

#C0D8CD rgb(192, 216, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0D8CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 84.7% green and 80.4% blue (192, 216, 205).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#C0D8CD color codes

HEX	`#C0D8CD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 216, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 84.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.34, -10.1, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.34, 10.45, 165)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.311, 64.725, 67.22)`
Decimal	`12638413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D8CD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C0D8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C0D8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d8cd; }
.text { color: #c0d8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 216 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d8cd, #c0d7d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0D8CD?: #C0D8CD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0D8CD?: The RGB value is 192, 216, 205: 192 red, 216 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D8CD?: The complementary color is #D8C0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.