What color is #C6EFD6?

#C6EFD6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6EFD6?

The RGB value is 198, 239, 214: 198 red, 239 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6EFD6?

The complementary color is #EFC6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6EFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6EFD6 color

#C6EFD6 rgb(198, 239, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6EFD6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 93.7% green and 83.9% blue (198, 239, 214).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 56% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mystery Mint (#BBEFD3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#C6EFD6 color codes

HEX	`#C6EFD6`
RGB	`rgb(198, 239, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 93.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 56%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.05, -18.01, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.05, 19.59, 156.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.29, 78.592, 75.282)`
Decimal	`13037526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6EFD6, 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 #C6EFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6EFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #C6EFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6efd6; }
.text { color: #c6efd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6efd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 239 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6efd6, #c6efeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6EFD6?: #C6EFD6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6EFD6?: The RGB value is 198, 239, 214: 198 red, 239 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6EFD6?: The complementary color is #EFC6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6EFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.