What color is #C3EBEA?

#C3EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3EBEA?

The RGB value is 195, 235, 234: 195 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3EBEA?

The complementary color is #EBC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3EBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3EBEA color

#C3EBEA rgb(195, 235, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (195, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 50% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#C3EBEA color codes

HEX	`#C3EBEA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 50%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.3, -13.07, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.3, 13.62, 196.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.061, 76.957, 89.147)`
Decimal	`12839914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3EBEA, 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 #C3EBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3EBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #C3EBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ebea; }
.text { color: #c3ebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ebea, #c3d8eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3EBEA?: #C3EBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3EBEA?: The RGB value is 195, 235, 234: 195 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3EBEA?: The complementary color is #EBC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3EBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.