What color is #C1ECEA?

#C1ECEA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1ECEA?

The RGB value is 193, 236, 234: 193 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1ECEA?

The complementary color is #ECC1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1ECEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1ECEA color

#C1ECEA rgb(193, 236, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C1ECEA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 92.5% green and 91.8% blue (193, 236, 234).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 53% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#C1ECEA color codes

HEX	`#C1ECEA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 236, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 92.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 53%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.44, -14.19, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.44, 14.64, 194.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.835, 77.267, 89.219)`
Decimal	`12709098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1ECEA, 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 #C1ECEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1ECEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #C1ECEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ecea; }
.text { color: #c1ecea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ecea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 236 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ecea, #c1d9ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C1ECEA?: #C1ECEA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1ECEA?: The RGB value is 193, 236, 234: 193 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1ECEA?: The complementary color is #ECC1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1ECEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.