What color is #C8E2EA?

#C8E2EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E2EA?

The RGB value is 200, 226, 234: 200 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E2EA?

The complementary color is #EAD0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E2EA color

#C8E2EA rgb(200, 226, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8E2EA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 88.6% green and 91.8% blue (200, 226, 234).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 45% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Breezy (#C2DDE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#C8E2EA color codes

HEX	`#C8E2EA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 226, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 88.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 45%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.26, -6.95, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.26, 9.72, 224.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.863, 72.611, 88.371)`
Decimal	`13165290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E2EA, 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 #C8E2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #C8E2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e2ea; }
.text { color: #c8e2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 226 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e2ea, #c8d1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8E2EA?: #C8E2EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E2EA?: The RGB value is 200, 226, 234: 200 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E2EA?: The complementary color is #EAD0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.