What color is #C8FAC3?

#C8FAC3 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8FAC3?

The RGB value is 200, 250, 195: 200 red, 250 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8FAC3?

The complementary color is #F5C3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8FAC3 color

#C8FAC3 rgb(200, 250, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8FAC3 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 98% green and 76.5% blue (200, 250, 195).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 85% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Mint Hills (#CCFFC2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#C8FAC3 color codes

HEX	`#C8FAC3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 250, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 98%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 85%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.71, -26, 21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.71, 33.61, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.853, 84.589, 64.372)`
Decimal	`13171395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8FAC3, 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 #C8FAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #C8FAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8fac3; }
.text { color: #c8fac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8fac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 250 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8fac3, #c3fad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8FAC3?: #C8FAC3 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8FAC3?: The RGB value is 200, 250, 195: 200 red, 250 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8FAC3?: The complementary color is #F5C3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.