What color is #C8E1C3?

#C8E1C3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E1C3?

The RGB value is 200, 225, 195: 200 red, 225 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E1C3?

The complementary color is #DCC3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E1C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E1C3 color

#C8E1C3 rgb(200, 225, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8E1C3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 88.2% green and 76.5% blue (200, 225, 195).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 33% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#C8E1C3 color codes

HEX	`#C8E1C3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 225, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 88.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 33%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, -13.77, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 18.21, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.593, 70.069, 61.952)`
Decimal	`13164995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E1C3, 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 #C8E1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E1C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #C8E1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e1c3; }
.text { color: #c8e1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 225 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e1c3, #c3e1cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8E1C3?: #C8E1C3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E1C3?: The RGB value is 200, 225, 195: 200 red, 225 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E1C3?: The complementary color is #DCC3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E1C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.