What color is #C2E2C5?

#C2E2C5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2E2C5?

The RGB value is 194, 226, 197: 194 red, 226 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2E2C5?

The complementary color is #E2C2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2E2C5 color

#C2E2C5 rgb(194, 226, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2E2C5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 88.6% green and 77.3% blue (194, 226, 197).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#C2E2C5 color codes

HEX	`#C2E2C5`
RGB	`rgb(194, 226, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 88.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.94, -15.95, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.94, 19.2, 146.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.52, 69.892, 63.167)`
Decimal	`12772037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2E2C5, 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 #C2E2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #C2E2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e2c5; }
.text { color: #c2e2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 226 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e2c5, #c2e2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C2E2C5?: #C2E2C5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2E2C5?: The RGB value is 194, 226, 197: 194 red, 226 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2E2C5?: The complementary color is #E2C2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.