What color is #C1EFCE?

#C1EFCE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1EFCE?

The RGB value is 193, 239, 206: 193 red, 239 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1EFCE?

The complementary color is #EFC1E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1EFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1EFCE color

#C1EFCE rgb(193, 239, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1EFCE is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 93.7% green and 80.8% blue (193, 239, 206).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#C1EFCE color codes

HEX	`#C1EFCE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 239, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 93.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.56, -21.08, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.56, 23.85, 152.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.996, 77.525, 69.973)`
Decimal	`12709838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1EFCE, 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 #C1EFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1EFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #C1EFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1efce; }
.text { color: #c1efce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1efce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 239 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1efce, #c1efe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1EFCE?: #C1EFCE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1EFCE?: The RGB value is 193, 239, 206: 193 red, 239 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1EFCE?: The complementary color is #EFC1E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1EFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.