What color is #C6E4E7?

#C6E4E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Starship Tonic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E4E7?

The RGB value is 198, 228, 231: 198 red, 228 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E4E7?

The complementary color is #E7C9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E4E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E4E7 color

#C6E4E7 rgb(198, 228, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6E4E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 89.4% green and 90.6% blue (198, 228, 231).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Starship Tonic (#CCE7E8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#C6E4E7 color codes

HEX	`#C6E4E7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 228, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 89.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.57, -9.21, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.57, 10.37, 207.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.452, 73.261, 86.278)`
Decimal	`13034727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E4E7, 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 #C6E4E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E4E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #C6E4E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e4e7; }
.text { color: #c6e4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e4e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 228 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e4e7, #c6d3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6E4E7?: #C6E4E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Starship Tonic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E4E7?: The RGB value is 198, 228, 231: 198 red, 228 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E4E7?: The complementary color is #E7C9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E4E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.