What color is #C1E2AE?

#C1E2AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1E2AE?

The RGB value is 193, 226, 174: 193 red, 226 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1E2AE?

The complementary color is #CFAEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1E2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1E2AE color

#C1E2AE rgb(193, 226, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1E2AE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 88.6% green and 68.2% blue (193, 226, 174).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#C1E2AE color codes

HEX	`#C1E2AE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 226, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 88.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.4, -20.15, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.4, 29.77, 132.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.827, 68.785, 50.319)`
Decimal	`12706478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1E2AE, 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 #C1E2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1E2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #C1E2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1e2ae; }
.text { color: #c1e2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1e2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 226 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1e2ae, #aee2b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1E2AE?: #C1E2AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1E2AE?: The RGB value is 193, 226, 174: 193 red, 226 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1E2AE?: The complementary color is #CFAEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1E2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.