What color is #C8E8D0?

#C8E8D0 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 #C8E8D0?

The RGB value is 200, 232, 208: 200 red, 232 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8E8D0?

The complementary color is #E8C8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8E8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8E8D0 color

#C8E8D0 rgb(200, 232, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8E8D0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 91% green and 81.6% blue (200, 232, 208).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

#C8E8D0 color codes

HEX	`#C8E8D0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 232, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 91%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.18, -14.98, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.18, 17.07, 151.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.059, 74.545, 70.676)`
Decimal	`13166800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8E8D0, 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 #C8E8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8E8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	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 #C8E8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8e8d0; }
.text { color: #c8e8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8e8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 232 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8e8d0, #c8e8e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8E8D0?: #C8E8D0 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 #C8E8D0?: The RGB value is 200, 232, 208: 200 red, 232 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8E8D0?: The complementary color is #E8C8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8E8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.