What color is #C8FFB9?

#C8FFB9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8FFB9?

The RGB value is 200, 255, 185: 200 red, 255 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8FFB9?

The complementary color is #F0B9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8FFB9 color

#C8FFB9 rgb(200, 255, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8FFB9 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 100% green and 72.5% blue (200, 255, 185).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#C8FFB9 color codes

HEX	`#C8FFB9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 255, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 100%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.87, -29.95, 27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.87, 40.97, 136.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.334, 87.3, 59.14)`
Decimal	`13172665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8FFB9, 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 #C8FFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #C8FFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ffb9; }
.text { color: #c8ffb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ffb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 255 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ffb9, #b9ffcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #C8FFB9?: #C8FFB9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8FFB9?: The RGB value is 200, 255, 185: 200 red, 255 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8FFB9?: The complementary color is #F0B9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.