What color is #C6E3DB?

#C6E3DB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E3DB?

The RGB value is 198, 227, 219: 198 red, 227 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E3DB?

The complementary color is #E3C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E3DB color

#C6E3DB rgb(198, 227, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E3DB is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 89% green and 85.9% blue (198, 227, 219).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#C6E3DB color codes

HEX	`#C6E3DB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 227, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 89%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88, -11.06, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88, 11.09, 176.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.541, 72.057, 77.565)`
Decimal	`13034459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E3DB, 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 #C6E3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	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 #C6E3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e3db; }
.text { color: #c6e3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 227 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e3db, #c6dce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C6E3DB?: #C6E3DB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E3DB?: The RGB value is 198, 227, 219: 198 red, 227 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E3DB?: The complementary color is #E3C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.