What color is #C0F2E5?

#C0F2E5 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0F2E5?

The RGB value is 192, 242, 229: 192 red, 242 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0F2E5?

The complementary color is #F2C0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0F2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0F2E5 color

#C0F2E5 rgb(192, 242, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0F2E5 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 94.9% green and 89.8% blue (192, 242, 229).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 66% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#C0F2E5 color codes

HEX	`#C0F2E5`
RGB	`rgb(192, 242, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 94.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 66%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 21%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, -18.49, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 18.52, 176.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.629, 80.366, 86.062)`
Decimal	`12645093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0F2E5, 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 #C0F2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0F2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #C0F2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0f2e5; }
.text { color: #c0f2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0f2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 242 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0f2e5, #c0e6f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C0F2E5?: #C0F2E5 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0F2E5?: The RGB value is 192, 242, 229: 192 red, 242 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0F2E5?: The complementary color is #F2C0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0F2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.