What color is #C8E3DC?

#C8E3DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E3DC?

The RGB value is 200, 227, 220: 200 red, 227 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E3DC?

The complementary color is #E3C8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E3DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E3DC color

#C8E3DC rgb(200, 227, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8E3DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 89% green and 86.3% blue (200, 227, 220).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#C8E3DC color codes

HEX	`#C8E3DC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 227, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 89%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.15, -10.23, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.15, 10.23, 177.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.204, 72.384, 78.285)`
Decimal	`13165532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E3DC, 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 #C8E3DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E3DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #C8E3DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e3dc; }
.text { color: #c8e3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e3dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 227 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e3dc, #c8dce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C8E3DC?: #C8E3DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E3DC?: The RGB value is 200, 227, 220: 200 red, 227 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E3DC?: The complementary color is #E3C8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E3DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.