What color is #C2E6DF?

#C2E6DF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2E6DF?

The RGB value is 194, 230, 223: 194 red, 230 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2E6DF?

The complementary color is #E6C2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2E6DF color

#C2E6DF rgb(194, 230, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C2E6DF is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 90.2% green and 87.5% blue (194, 230, 223).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#C2E6DF color codes

HEX	`#C2E6DF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 230, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 90.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.63, -13.08, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.63, 13.09, 182.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.861, 73.389, 80.599)`
Decimal	`12773087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2E6DF, 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 #C2E6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #C2E6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e6df; }
.text { color: #c2e6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 230 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e6df, #c2dbe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C2E6DF?: #C2E6DF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2E6DF?: The RGB value is 194, 230, 223: 194 red, 230 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2E6DF?: The complementary color is #E6C2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.