What color is #C4E2D6?

#C4E2D6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4E2D6?

The RGB value is 196, 226, 214: 196 red, 226 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E2D6?

The complementary color is #E2C4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E2D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E2D6 color

#C4E2D6 rgb(196, 226, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4E2D6 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.6% green and 83.9% blue (196, 226, 214).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#C4E2D6 color codes

HEX	`#C4E2D6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 226, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 88.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.48, -12.16, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.48, 12.43, 168.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.096, 70.982, 74.035)`
Decimal	`12903126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E2D6, 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 #C4E2D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E2D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #C4E2D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e2d6; }
.text { color: #c4e2d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e2d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 226 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e2d6, #c4dfe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C4E2D6?: #C4E2D6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4E2D6?: The RGB value is 196, 226, 214: 196 red, 226 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E2D6?: The complementary color is #E2C4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E2D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.