What color is #C8F3BD?

#C8F3BD 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 #C8F3BD?

The RGB value is 200, 243, 189: 200 red, 243 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8F3BD?

The complementary color is #E8BDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8F3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8F3BD color

#C8F3BD rgb(200, 243, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8F3BD is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 95.3% green and 74.1% blue (200, 243, 189).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Maroccan Tea (#D0F0C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#C8F3BD color codes

HEX	`#C8F3BD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 243, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 95.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.71, -23.63, 21.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.71, 32.01, 137.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.053, 80.053, 60.159)`
Decimal	`13169597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8F3BD, 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 #C8F3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8F3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #C8F3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8f3bd; }
.text { color: #c8f3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8f3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 243 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8f3bd, #bdf3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8F3BD?: #C8F3BD 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 #C8F3BD?: The RGB value is 200, 243, 189: 200 red, 243 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8F3BD?: The complementary color is #E8BDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8F3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.