What color is #C2EABB?

#C2EABB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2EABB?

The RGB value is 194, 234, 187: 194 red, 234 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2EABB?

The complementary color is #E3BBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2EABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2EABB color

#C2EABB rgb(194, 234, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2EABB is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 91.8% green and 73.3% blue (194, 234, 187).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Maroccan Tea (#D0F0C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#C2EABB color codes

HEX	`#C2EABB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 234, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 91.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.88, -21.62, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.88, 28.53, 139.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.639, 73.902, 58.074)`
Decimal	`12774075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2EABB, 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 #C2EABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2EABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #C2EABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2eabb; }
.text { color: #c2eabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2eabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 234 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2eabb, #bbeacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2EABB?: #C2EABB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2EABB?: The RGB value is 194, 234, 187: 194 red, 234 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2EABB?: The complementary color is #E3BBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2EABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.