What color is #C8E2CB?

#C8E2CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E2CB?

The RGB value is 200, 226, 203: 200 red, 226 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E2CB?

The complementary color is #E2C8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E2CB color

#C8E2CB rgb(200, 226, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8E2CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 88.6% green and 79.6% blue (200, 226, 203).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#C8E2CB color codes

HEX	`#C8E2CB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 226, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 88.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.48, -12.87, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.48, 15.34, 147.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.793, 70.983, 66.934)`
Decimal	`13165259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E2CB, 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 #C8E2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #C8E2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e2cb; }
.text { color: #c8e2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 226 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e2cb, #c8e2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C8E2CB?: #C8E2CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E2CB?: The RGB value is 200, 226, 203: 200 red, 226 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E2CB?: The complementary color is #E2C8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.