What color is #C3ECE6?

#C3ECE6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ECE6?

The RGB value is 195, 236, 230: 195 red, 236 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ECE6?

The complementary color is #ECC3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ECE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ECE6 color

#C3ECE6 rgb(195, 236, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3ECE6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 92.5% green and 90.2% blue (195, 236, 230).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 52% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#C3ECE6 color codes

HEX	`#C3ECE6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 236, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 92.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 52%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.46, -14.38, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.46, 14.46, 185.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.78, 77.304, 86.25)`
Decimal	`12840166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ECE6, 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 #C3ECE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ECE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #C3ECE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ece6; }
.text { color: #c3ece6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ece6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 236 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ece6, #c3deec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C3ECE6?: #C3ECE6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ECE6?: The RGB value is 195, 236, 230: 195 red, 236 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ECE6?: The complementary color is #ECC3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ECE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.