What color is #C3F1E6?

#C3F1E6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3F1E6?

The RGB value is 195, 241, 230: 195 red, 241 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3F1E6?

The complementary color is #F1C3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3F1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3F1E6 color

#C3F1E6 rgb(195, 241, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3F1E6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 94.5% green and 90.2% blue (195, 241, 230).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 62% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#C3F1E6 color codes

HEX	`#C3F1E6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 241, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 94.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 62%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 19%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.79, -16.87, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.79, 16.88, 178.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.24, 80.224, 86.737)`
Decimal	`12841446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3F1E6, 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 #C3F1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3F1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #C3F1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3f1e6; }
.text { color: #c3f1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3f1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 241 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3f1e6, #c3e5f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C3F1E6?: #C3F1E6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3F1E6?: The RGB value is 195, 241, 230: 195 red, 241 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3F1E6?: The complementary color is #F1C3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3F1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.