What color is #C6E8D6?

#C6E8D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E8D6?

The RGB value is 198, 232, 214: 198 red, 232 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E8D6?

The complementary color is #E8C6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E8D6 color

#C6E8D6 rgb(198, 232, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E8D6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 91% green and 83.9% blue (198, 232, 214).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 42% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

#C6E8D6 color codes

HEX	`#C6E8D6`
RGB	`rgb(198, 232, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 91%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 42%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.19, -14.53, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.19, 15.38, 160.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.28, 74.573, 74.613)`
Decimal	`13035734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E8D6, 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 #C6E8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	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 #C6E8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e8d6; }
.text { color: #c6e8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 232 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e8d6, #c6e8e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C6E8D6?: #C6E8D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E8D6?: The RGB value is 198, 232, 214: 198 red, 232 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E8D6?: The complementary color is #E8C6D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.