What color is #C4E1CE?

#C4E1CE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4E1CE?

The RGB value is 196, 225, 206: 196 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E1CE?

The complementary color is #E1C4D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E1CE color

#C4E1CE rgb(196, 225, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4E1CE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.2% green and 80.8% blue (196, 225, 206).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#C4E1CE color codes

HEX	`#C4E1CE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 225, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 88.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.02, -13.16, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.02, 14.49, 155.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.828, 70.041, 68.695)`
Decimal	`12902862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E1CE, 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 #C4E1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #C4E1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e1ce; }
.text { color: #c4e1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 225 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e1ce, #c4e1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C4E1CE?: #C4E1CE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4E1CE?: The RGB value is 196, 225, 206: 196 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E1CE?: The complementary color is #E1C4D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.