What color is #C8FDCD?

#C8FDCD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8FDCD?

The RGB value is 200, 253, 205: 200 red, 253 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8FDCD?

The complementary color is #FDC8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8FDCD color

#C8FDCD rgb(200, 253, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8FDCD is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 99.2% green and 80.4% blue (200, 253, 205).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 93% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Steam (#C1FDC9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#C8FDCD color codes

HEX	`#C8FDCD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 253, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 99.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 93%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 21%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.71, -25.75, 17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.71, 31.18, 145.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.961, 86.936, 70.84)`
Decimal	`13172173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8FDCD, 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 #C8FDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #C8FDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8fdcd; }
.text { color: #c8fdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8fdcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 253 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8fdcd, #c8fde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8FDCD?: #C8FDCD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8FDCD?: The RGB value is 200, 253, 205: 200 red, 253 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8FDCD?: The complementary color is #FDC8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.