What color is #C1EEF6?

#C1EEF6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Icy Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1EEF6?

The RGB value is 193, 238, 246: 193 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1EEF6?

The complementary color is #F6C9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1EEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1EEF6 color

#C1EEF6 rgb(193, 238, 246)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C1EEF6 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 93.3% green and 96.5% blue (193, 238, 246).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 75% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Icy Breeze (#C4ECF0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#C1EEF6 color codes

HEX	`#C1EEF6`
RGB	`rgb(193, 238, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 93.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 75%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.3, -12.69, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.3, 15.34, 214.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.197, 79.138, 98.8)`
Decimal	`12709622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1EEF6, 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 #C1EEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1EEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #C1EEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1eef6; }
.text { color: #c1eef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1eef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 238 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1eef6, #c1d3f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1EEF6?: #C1EEF6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Icy Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1EEF6?: The RGB value is 193, 238, 246: 193 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1EEF6?: The complementary color is #F6C9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1EEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.