What color is #C0E8BA?

#C0E8BA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0E8BA?

The RGB value is 192, 232, 186: 192 red, 232 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0E8BA?

The complementary color is #E2BAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0E8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0E8BA color

#C0E8BA rgb(192, 232, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0E8BA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 91% green and 72.9% blue (192, 232, 186).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 50% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Maroccan Tea (#D0F0C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#C0E8BA color codes

HEX	`#C0E8BA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 232, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 91%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 50%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.19, -21.48, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.19, 28.14, 139.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.456, 72.464, 57.299)`
Decimal	`12642490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0E8BA, 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 #C0E8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0E8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #C0E8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0e8ba; }
.text { color: #c0e8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0e8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 232 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0e8ba, #bae8cb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0E8BA?: #C0E8BA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0E8BA?: The RGB value is 192, 232, 186: 192 red, 232 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0E8BA?: The complementary color is #E2BAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0E8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.