What color is #C6EAE5?

#C6EAE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6EAE5?

The RGB value is 198, 234, 229: 198 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6EAE5?

The complementary color is #EAC6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6EAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6EAE5 color

#C6EAE5 rgb(198, 234, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6EAE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 91.8% green and 89.8% blue (198, 234, 229).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 46% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#C6EAE5 color codes

HEX	`#C6EAE5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 234, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 91.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 46%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -12.64, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 12.73, 186.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.851, 76.507, 85.359)`
Decimal	`13036261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6EAE5, 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 #C6EAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6EAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #C6EAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6eae5; }
.text { color: #c6eae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6eae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 234 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6eae5, #c6ddea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C6EAE5?: #C6EAE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6EAE5?: The RGB value is 198, 234, 229: 198 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6EAE5?: The complementary color is #EAC6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6EAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.