What color is #C8E0DF?

#C8E0DF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E0DF?

The RGB value is 200, 224, 223: 200 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E0DF?

The complementary color is #E0C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E0DF color

#C8E0DF rgb(200, 224, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8E0DF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 87.8% green and 87.5% blue (200, 224, 223).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#C8E0DF color codes

HEX	`#C8E0DF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 224, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 87.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, -8.11, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 8.41, 195.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.791, 70.917, 80.125)`
Decimal	`13164767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E0DF, 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 #C8E0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #C8E0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e0df; }
.text { color: #c8e0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 224 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e0df, #c8d5e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8E0DF?: #C8E0DF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E0DF?: The RGB value is 200, 224, 223: 200 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E0DF?: The complementary color is #E0C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.