What color is #C6E8CC?

#C6E8CC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E8CC?

The RGB value is 198, 232, 204: 198 red, 232 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E8CC?

The complementary color is #E8C6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E8CC color

#C6E8CC rgb(198, 232, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E8CC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 91% green and 80% blue (198, 232, 204).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 42% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#C6E8CC color codes

HEX	`#C6E8CC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 232, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 91%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 42%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.96, -16.36, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.96, 19.14, 148.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.042, 74.077, 68.092)`
Decimal	`13035724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E8CC, 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 #C6E8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #C6E8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e8cc; }
.text { color: #c6e8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 232 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e8cc, #c6e8dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6E8CC?: #C6E8CC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E8CC?: The RGB value is 198, 232, 204: 198 red, 232 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E8CC?: The complementary color is #E8C6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.