What color is #C8F8F7?

#C8F8F7 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8F8F7?

The RGB value is 200, 248, 247: 200 red, 248 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8F8F7?

The complementary color is #F8C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8F8F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8F8F7 color

#C8F8F7 rgb(200, 248, 247)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8F8F7 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 97.3% green and 96.9% blue (200, 248, 247).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 77% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mount Olympus (#D4FFFF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#C8F8F7 color codes

HEX	`#C8F8F7`
RGB	`rgb(200, 248, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 97.3%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 77%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 19%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.37, -15.39, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.37, 16.05, 196.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.171, 86.127, 100.694)`
Decimal	`13170935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8F8F7, 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 #C8F8F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8F8F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #C8F8F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8f8f7; }
.text { color: #c8f8f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8f8f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 248 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8f8f7, #c8e1f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C8F8F7?: #C8F8F7 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8F8F7?: The RGB value is 200, 248, 247: 200 red, 248 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8F8F7?: The complementary color is #F8C8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8F8F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.