What color is #C0E5DE?

#C0E5DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0E5DE?

The RGB value is 192, 229, 222: 192 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0E5DE?

The complementary color is #E5C0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0E5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0E5DE color

#C0E5DE rgb(192, 229, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C0E5DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 89.8% green and 87.1% blue (192, 229, 222).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#C0E5DE color codes

HEX	`#C0E5DE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 229, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 89.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.22, -13.4, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.22, 13.42, 182.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.939, 72.517, 79.774)`
Decimal	`12641758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0E5DE, 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 #C0E5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0E5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #C0E5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0e5de; }
.text { color: #c0e5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0e5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 229 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0e5de, #c0dae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0E5DE?: #C0E5DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0E5DE?: The RGB value is 192, 229, 222: 192 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0E5DE?: The complementary color is #E5C0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0E5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.