What color is #C1E2D4?

#C1E2D4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1E2D4?

The RGB value is 193, 226, 212: 193 red, 226 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1E2D4?

The complementary color is #E2C1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1E2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1E2D4 color

#C1E2D4 rgb(193, 226, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1E2D4 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 88.6% green and 83.1% blue (193, 226, 212).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#C1E2D4 color codes

HEX	`#C1E2D4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 226, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 88.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, -13.52, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 13.89, 166.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.069, 70.482, 72.662)`
Decimal	`12706516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1E2D4, 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 #C1E2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1E2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #C1E2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1e2d4; }
.text { color: #c1e2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1e2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 226 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1e2d4, #c1e0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C1E2D4?: #C1E2D4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1E2D4?: The RGB value is 193, 226, 212: 193 red, 226 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1E2D4?: The complementary color is #E2C1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1E2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.