What color is #C8DCDA?

#C8DCDA is a very 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 #C8DCDA?

The RGB value is 200, 220, 218: 200 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DCDA?

The complementary color is #DCC8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DCDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DCDA color

#C8DCDA rgb(200, 220, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8DCDA is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (200, 220, 218).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#C8DCDA color codes

HEX	`#C8DCDA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 220, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 86.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, -7.03, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 7.15, 190.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.065, 68.527, 76.273)`
Decimal	`13163738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DCDA, 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 #C8DCDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DCDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #C8DCDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dcda; }
.text { color: #c8dcda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dcda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 220 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dcda, #c8d4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8DCDA?: #C8DCDA is a very 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 #C8DCDA?: The RGB value is 200, 220, 218: 200 red, 220 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DCDA?: The complementary color is #DCC8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DCDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.