What color is #C2E4C4?

#C2E4C4 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 #C2E4C4?

The RGB value is 194, 228, 196: 194 red, 228 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2E4C4?

The complementary color is #E4C2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2E4C4 color

#C2E4C4 rgb(194, 228, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2E4C4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 89.4% green and 76.9% blue (194, 228, 196).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 39% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#C2E4C4 color codes

HEX	`#C2E4C4`
RGB	`rgb(194, 228, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 89.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 39%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -17.13, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 20.88, 145.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.953, 70.941, 62.748)`
Decimal	`12772548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2E4C4, 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 #C2E4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #C2E4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e4c4; }
.text { color: #c2e4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 228 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e4c4, #c2e4d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C2E4C4?: #C2E4C4 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 #C2E4C4?: The RGB value is 194, 228, 196: 194 red, 228 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2E4C4?: The complementary color is #E4C2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.