What color is #C4E4DC?

#C4E4DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4E4DC?

The RGB value is 196, 228, 220: 196 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E4DC?

The complementary color is #E4C4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E4DC color

#C4E4DC rgb(196, 228, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C4E4DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 89.4% green and 86.3% blue (196, 228, 220).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 37% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#C4E4DC color codes

HEX	`#C4E4DC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 228, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 89.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 37%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.16, -12.02, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.16, 12.03, 178.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.423, 72.388, 78.327)`
Decimal	`12903644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E4DC, 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 #C4E4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #C4E4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e4dc; }
.text { color: #c4e4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 228 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e4dc, #c4dce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4E4DC?: #C4E4DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4E4DC?: The RGB value is 196, 228, 220: 196 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E4DC?: The complementary color is #E4C4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.