What color is #C8ECBA?

#C8ECBA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8ECBA?

The RGB value is 200, 236, 186: 200 red, 236 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8ECBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #C8ECBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8ECBA color

#C8ECBA rgb(200, 236, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8ECBA is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 92.5% green and 72.9% blue (200, 236, 186).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 57% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Maroccan Tea (#D0F0C0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#C8ECBA color codes

HEX	`#C8ECBA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 236, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 92.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 57%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, -20.72, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 29.11, 135.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.676, 75.814, 57.776)`
Decimal	`13167802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8ECBA, 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 #C8ECBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8ECBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #C8ECBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ecba; }
.text { color: #c8ecba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ecba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 236 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ecba, #baecc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8ECBA?: #C8ECBA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8ECBA?: The RGB value is 200, 236, 186: 200 red, 236 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8ECBA?: The complementary color is #DEBAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8ECBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.