What color is #C8DFDB?

#C8DFDB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DFDB?

The RGB value is 200, 223, 219: 200 red, 223 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DFDB?

The complementary color is #DFC8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DFDB color

#C8DFDB rgb(200, 223, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8DFDB is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 87.5% green and 85.9% blue (200, 223, 219).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#C8DFDB color codes

HEX	`#C8DFDB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 223, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 87.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -8.38, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 8.4, 184.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.99, 70.168, 77.229)`
Decimal	`13164507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DFDB, 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 #C8DFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #C8DFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dfdb; }
.text { color: #c8dfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 223 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dfdb, #c8d8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8DFDB?: #C8DFDB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DFDB?: The RGB value is 200, 223, 219: 200 red, 223 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DFDB?: The complementary color is #DFC8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.