What color is #C8FDE8?

#C8FDE8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mint Coffee. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8FDE8?

The RGB value is 200, 253, 232: 200 red, 253 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8FDE8?

The complementary color is #FDC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FDE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8FDE8 color

#C8FDE8 rgb(200, 253, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8FDE8 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 99.2% green and 91% blue (200, 253, 232).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 93% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Mint Coffee (#CCFFEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#C8FDE8 color codes

HEX	`#C8FDE8`
RGB	`rgb(200, 253, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 99.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 93%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, -20.83, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 21.33, 167.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.506, 88.354, 89.509)`
Decimal	`13172200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8FDE8, 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 #C8FDE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FDE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #C8FDE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8fde8; }
.text { color: #c8fde8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8fde8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 253 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8fde8, #c8f8fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C8FDE8?: #C8FDE8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mint Coffee. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8FDE8?: The RGB value is 200, 253, 232: 200 red, 253 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8FDE8?: The complementary color is #FDC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FDE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.