What color is #C1E8BF?

#C1E8BF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1E8BF?

The RGB value is 193, 232, 191: 193 red, 232 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1E8BF?

The complementary color is #E6BFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1E8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1E8BF color

#C1E8BF rgb(193, 232, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1E8BF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 91% green and 74.9% blue (193, 232, 191).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 47% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#C1E8BF color codes

HEX	`#C1E8BF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 232, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 91%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 47%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, -20.3, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 25.73, 142.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.251, 72.811, 60.16)`
Decimal	`12708031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1E8BF, 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 #C1E8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1E8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #C1E8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1e8bf; }
.text { color: #c1e8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1e8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 232 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1e8bf, #bfe8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1E8BF?: #C1E8BF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1E8BF?: The RGB value is 193, 232, 191: 193 red, 232 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1E8BF?: The complementary color is #E6BFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1E8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.