What color is #C2E1DC?

#C2E1DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swan Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2E1DC?

The RGB value is 194, 225, 220: 194 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2E1DC?

The complementary color is #E1C2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2E1DC color

#C2E1DC rgb(194, 225, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C2E1DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 88.2% green and 86.3% blue (194, 225, 220).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 34% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Swan Lake (#C5E5E2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#C2E1DC color codes

HEX	`#C2E1DC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 225, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 88.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 34%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 14%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, -11.14, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 11.18, 185.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.088, 70.486, 78.03)`
Decimal	`12771804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2E1DC, 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 #C2E1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #C2E1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e1dc; }
.text { color: #c2e1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 225 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e1dc, #c2d6e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C2E1DC?: #C2E1DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swan Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2E1DC?: The RGB value is 194, 225, 220: 194 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2E1DC?: The complementary color is #E1C2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.