What color is #C8E09C?

#C8E09C is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E09C?

The RGB value is 200, 224, 156: 200 red, 224 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E09C?

The complementary color is #B49CE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E09C color

#C8E09C rgb(200, 224, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8E09C is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 87.8% green and 61.2% blue (200, 224, 156).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 52% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#C8E09C color codes

HEX	`#C8E09C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 224, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 87.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 52%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 30%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86, -19.31, 30.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86, 36.31, 122.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.475, 67.991, 41.594)`
Decimal	`13164700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E09C, 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 #C8E09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #C8E09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e09c; }
.text { color: #c8e09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 224 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e09c, #a6e09c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8E09C?: #C8E09C is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E09C?: The RGB value is 200, 224, 156: 200 red, 224 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E09C?: The complementary color is #B49CE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.