What color is #C6FBD9?

#C6FBD9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6FBD9?

The RGB value is 198, 251, 217: 198 red, 251 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6FBD9?

The complementary color is #FBC6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6FBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.2:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6FBD9 color

#C6FBD9 rgb(198, 251, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6FBD9 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 98.4% green and 85.1% blue (198, 251, 217).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 87% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#C6FBD9 color codes

HEX	`#C6FBD9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 251, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 98.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 87%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.32, -23.31, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.32, 25.7, 155.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.307, 86.008, 78.529)`
Decimal	`13040601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6FBD9, 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 #C6FBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6FBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	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 #C6FBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6fbd9; }
.text { color: #c6fbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6fbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 251 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6fbd9, #c6fbf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #C6FBD9?: #C6FBD9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6FBD9?: The RGB value is 198, 251, 217: 198 red, 251 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6FBD9?: The complementary color is #FBC6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6FBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.2:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.