What color is #C1E2EC?

#C1E2EC is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1E2EC?

The RGB value is 193, 226, 236: 193 red, 226 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1E2EC?

The complementary color is #ECCBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1E2EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1E2EC color

#C1E2EC rgb(193, 226, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C1E2EC is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 88.6% green and 92.5% blue (193, 226, 236).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 53% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Clouds (#C2E1EC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#C1E2EC color codes

HEX	`#C1E2EC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 226, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 88.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 53%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.86, -8.71, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.86, 12.16, 224.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.325, 71.784, 89.807)`
Decimal	`12706540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1E2EC, 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 #C1E2EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1E2EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #C1E2EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1e2ec; }
.text { color: #c1e2ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1e2ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 226 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1e2ec, #c1cdec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1E2EC?: #C1E2EC is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1E2EC?: The RGB value is 193, 226, 236: 193 red, 226 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1E2EC?: The complementary color is #ECCBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1E2EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.