What color is #C3FBFA?

#C3FBFA is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Friendly Frost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3FBFA?

The RGB value is 195, 251, 250: 195 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3FBFA?

The complementary color is #FBC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3FBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3FBFA color

#C3FBFA rgb(195, 251, 250)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3FBFA is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 98.4% green and 98% blue (195, 251, 250).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Friendly Frost (#BFFBFF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#C3FBFA color codes

HEX	`#C3FBFA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 251, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 98.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.95, -17.73, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.95, 18.5, 196.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.253, 87.496, 103.4)`
Decimal	`12844026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3FBFA, 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 #C3FBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3FBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #C3FBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3fbfa; }
.text { color: #c3fbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3fbfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 251 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3fbfa, #c3e0fb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3FBFA?: #C3FBFA is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Friendly Frost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3FBFA?: The RGB value is 195, 251, 250: 195 red, 251 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3FBFA?: The complementary color is #FBC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3FBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.