What color is #C4EADC?

#C4EADC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4EADC?

The RGB value is 196, 234, 220: 196 red, 234 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4EADC?

The complementary color is #EAC4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4EADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4EADC color

#C4EADC rgb(196, 234, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4EADC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 91.8% green and 86.3% blue (196, 234, 220).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 47% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#C4EADC color codes

HEX	`#C4EADC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 234, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 91.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 47%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.74, -15.04, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.74, 15.27, 169.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.103, 75.747, 78.887)`
Decimal	`12905180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4EADC, 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 #C4EADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4EADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #C4EADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4eadc; }
.text { color: #c4eadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4eadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 234 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4eadc, #c4e5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C4EADC?: #C4EADC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4EADC?: The RGB value is 196, 234, 220: 196 red, 234 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4EADC?: The complementary color is #EAC4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4EADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.