What color is #C3FFF2?

#C3FFF2 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3FFF2?

The RGB value is 195, 255, 242: 195 red, 255 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3FFF2?

The complementary color is #FFC3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3FFF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3FFF2 color

#C3FFF2 rgb(195, 255, 242)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3FFF2 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 100% green and 94.9% blue (195, 255, 242).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#C3FFF2 color codes

HEX	`#C3FFF2`
RGB	`rgb(195, 255, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 100%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.8, -21.33, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.8, 21.33, 179.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.288, 89.53, 97.354)`
Decimal	`12845042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3FFF2, 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 #C3FFF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3FFF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	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 #C3FFF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3fff2; }
.text { color: #c3fff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3fff2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 255 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3fff2, #c3eeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C3FFF2?: #C3FFF2 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3FFF2?: The RGB value is 195, 255, 242: 195 red, 255 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3FFF2?: The complementary color is #FFC3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3FFF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.