What color is #C8E5E9?

#C8E5E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave Splash. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8E5E9?

The RGB value is 200, 229, 233: 200 red, 229 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E5E9?

The complementary color is #E9CCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E5E9 color

#C8E5E9 rgb(200, 229, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8E5E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 89.8% green and 91.4% blue (200, 229, 233).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wave Splash (#CBE4E7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#C8E5E9 color codes

HEX	`#C8E5E9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 229, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 89.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, -8.68, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 10.1, 210.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.543, 74.2, 87.891)`
Decimal	`13166057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E5E9, 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 #C8E5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #C8E5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e5e9; }
.text { color: #c8e5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 229 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e5e9, #c8d5e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8E5E9?: #C8E5E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave Splash. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8E5E9?: The RGB value is 200, 229, 233: 200 red, 229 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E5E9?: The complementary color is #E9CCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.