What color is #C8DAD8?

#C8DAD8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DAD8?

The RGB value is 200, 218, 216: 200 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DAD8?

The complementary color is #DAC8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DAD8 color

#C8DAD8 rgb(200, 218, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8DAD8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (200, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#C8DAD8 color codes

HEX	`#C8DAD8`
RGB	`rgb(200, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, -6.39, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 6.48, 189.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.283, 67.379, 74.729)`
Decimal	`13163224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DAD8, 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 #C8DAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #C8DAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dad8; }
.text { color: #c8dad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dad8, #c8d3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8DAD8?: #C8DAD8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DAD8?: The RGB value is 200, 218, 216: 200 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DAD8?: The complementary color is #DAC8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.