What color is #C8DCD5?

#C8DCD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DCD5?

The RGB value is 200, 220, 213: 200 red, 220 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DCD5?

The complementary color is #DCC8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DCD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DCD5 color

#C8DCD5 rgb(200, 220, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8DCD5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 86.3% green and 83.5% blue (200, 220, 213).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#C8DCD5 color codes

HEX	`#C8DCD5`
RGB	`rgb(200, 220, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 86.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.14, -7.99, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.14, 8.07, 171.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.42, 68.269, 72.879)`
Decimal	`13163733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DCD5, 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 #C8DCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DCD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #C8DCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dcd5; }
.text { color: #c8dcd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dcd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 220 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dcd5, #c8d9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8DCD5?: #C8DCD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DCD5?: The RGB value is 200, 220, 213: 200 red, 220 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DCD5?: The complementary color is #DCC8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DCD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.