What color is #C4E0DC?

#C4E0DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swan Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4E0DC?

The RGB value is 196, 224, 220: 196 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E0DC?

The complementary color is #E0C4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E0DC color

#C4E0DC rgb(196, 224, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C4E0DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 87.8% green and 86.3% blue (196, 224, 220).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Swan Lake (#C5E5E2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#C4E0DC color codes

HEX	`#C4E0DC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 31%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.1, -9.99, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.1, 10.06, 186.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.336, 70.213, 77.965)`
Decimal	`12902620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E0DC, 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 #C4E0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #C4E0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e0dc; }
.text { color: #c4e0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e0dc, #c4d6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4E0DC?: #C4E0DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swan Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4E0DC?: The RGB value is 196, 224, 220: 196 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E0DC?: The complementary color is #E0C4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.