What color is #C4E1DE?

#C4E1DE 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 #C4E1DE?

The RGB value is 196, 225, 222: 196 red, 225 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E1DE?

The complementary color is #E1C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E1DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E1DE color

#C4E1DE rgb(196, 225, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C4E1DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.2% green and 87.1% blue (196, 225, 222).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Swan Lake (#C5E5E2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#C4E1DE color codes

HEX	`#C4E1DE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 225, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 88.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.42, -10.11, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.42, 10.26, 189.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.872, 70.859, 79.458)`
Decimal	`12902878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E1DE, 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 #C4E1DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E1DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #C4E1DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e1de; }
.text { color: #c4e1de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e1de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 225 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e1de, #c4d5e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4E1DE?: #C4E1DE 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 #C4E1DE?: The RGB value is 196, 225, 222: 196 red, 225 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E1DE?: The complementary color is #E1C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E1DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.