What color is #C4E2DC?

#C4E2DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4E2DC?

The RGB value is 196, 226, 220: 196 red, 226 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E2DC?

The complementary color is #E2C4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E2DC color

#C4E2DC rgb(196, 226, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C4E2DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.6% green and 86.3% blue (196, 226, 220).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#C4E2DC color codes

HEX	`#C4E2DC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 226, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 88.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.63, -11.01, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.63, 11.01, 182.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.876, 71.294, 78.145)`
Decimal	`12903132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E2DC, 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 #C4E2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #C4E2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e2dc; }
.text { color: #c4e2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 226 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e2dc, #c4d9e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4E2DC?: #C4E2DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4E2DC?: The RGB value is 196, 226, 220: 196 red, 226 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E2DC?: The complementary color is #E2C4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.