What color is #C6E0E1?

#C6E0E1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E0E1?

The RGB value is 198, 224, 225: 198 red, 224 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E0E1?

The complementary color is #E1C7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E0E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E0E1 color

#C6E0E1 rgb(198, 224, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6E0E1 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 87.8% green and 88.2% blue (198, 224, 225).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 31% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#C6E0E1 color codes

HEX	`#C6E0E1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 224, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 87.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 31%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.36, -8.36, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.36, 9.03, 202.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.532, 70.752, 81.529)`
Decimal	`13033697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E0E1, 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 #C6E0E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E0E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #C6E0E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e0e1; }
.text { color: #c6e0e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e0e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 224 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e0e1, #c6d3e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6E0E1?: #C6E0E1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E0E1?: The RGB value is 198, 224, 225: 198 red, 224 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E0E1?: The complementary color is #E1C7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E0E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.