What color is #C6F3E8?

#C6F3E8 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6F3E8?

The RGB value is 198, 243, 232: 198 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6F3E8?

The complementary color is #F3C6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6F3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6F3E8 color

#C6F3E8 rgb(198, 243, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6F3E8 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 95.3% green and 91% blue (198, 243, 232).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 65% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#C6F3E8 color codes

HEX	`#C6F3E8`
RGB	`rgb(198, 243, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 95.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 65%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 19%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.54, -16.54, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.54, 16.55, 178.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.901, 81.931, 88.46)`
Decimal	`13038568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6F3E8, 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 #C6F3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6F3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #C6F3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6f3e8; }
.text { color: #c6f3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6f3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 243 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6f3e8, #c6e8f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C6F3E8?: #C6F3E8 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6F3E8?: The RGB value is 198, 243, 232: 198 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6F3E8?: The complementary color is #F3C6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6F3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.