What color is #C8E396?

#C8E396 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E396?

The RGB value is 200, 227, 150: 200 red, 227 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E396?

The complementary color is #B196E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E396 color

#C8E396 rgb(200, 227, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8E396 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 89% green and 58.8% blue (200, 227, 150).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#C8E396 color codes

HEX	`#C8E396`
RGB	`rgb(200, 227, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 89%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.71, -21.59, 34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.71, 40.9, 121.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.793, 69.419, 39.256)`
Decimal	`13165462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E396, 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 #C8E396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #C8E396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e396; }
.text { color: #c8e396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 227 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e396, #a2e396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8E396?: #C8E396 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E396?: The RGB value is 200, 227, 150: 200 red, 227 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E396?: The complementary color is #B196E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.