What color is #C4FFED?

#C4FFED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4FFED?

The RGB value is 196, 255, 237: 196 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4FFED?

The complementary color is #FFC4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4FFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4FFED color

#C4FFED rgb(196, 255, 237)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4FFED is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 100% green and 92.9% blue (196, 255, 237).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#C4FFED color codes

HEX	`#C4FFED`
RGB	`rgb(196, 255, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 100%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.73, -22.04, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.73, 22.19, 173.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.806, 89.367, 93.465)`
Decimal	`12910573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4FFED, 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 #C4FFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4FFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #C4FFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ffed; }
.text { color: #c4ffed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ffed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 255 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ffed, #c4f4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C4FFED?: #C4FFED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4FFED?: The RGB value is 196, 255, 237: 196 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4FFED?: The complementary color is #FFC4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4FFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.