What color is #C2E3E8?

#C2E3E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color H₂O. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2E3E8?

The RGB value is 194, 227, 232: 194 red, 227 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2E3E8?

The complementary color is #E8C7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2E3E8 color

#C2E3E8 rgb(194, 227, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C2E3E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 89% green and 91% blue (194, 227, 232).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is H₂O (#BFE1E6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#C2E3E8 color codes

HEX	`#C2E3E8`
RGB	`rgb(194, 227, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 89%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.08, -9.74, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.08, 11.47, 211.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.279, 72.232, 86.884)`
Decimal	`12772328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2E3E8, 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 #C2E3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #C2E3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e3e8; }
.text { color: #c2e3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 227 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e3e8, #c2d0e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C2E3E8?: #C2E3E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color H₂O. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2E3E8?: The RGB value is 194, 227, 232: 194 red, 227 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2E3E8?: The complementary color is #E8C7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.