What color is #C8EEE4?

#C8EEE4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8EEE4?

The RGB value is 200, 238, 228: 200 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8EEE4?

The complementary color is #EEC8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8EEE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8EEE4 color

#C8EEE4 rgb(200, 238, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8EEE4 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 93.3% green and 89.4% blue (200, 238, 228).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 53% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#C8EEE4 color codes

HEX	`#C8EEE4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 238, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 93.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 53%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.25, -14.22, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.25, 14.24, 177.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.394, 79.028, 85.034)`
Decimal	`13168356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8EEE4, 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 #C8EEE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8EEE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #C8EEE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8eee4; }
.text { color: #c8eee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8eee4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 238 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8eee4, #c8e5ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C8EEE4?: #C8EEE4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8EEE4?: The RGB value is 200, 238, 228: 200 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8EEE4?: The complementary color is #EEC8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8EEE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.