What color is #C8FFDE?

#C8FFDE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8FFDE?

The RGB value is 200, 255, 222: 200 red, 255 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8FFDE?

The complementary color is #FFC8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FFDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8FFDE color

#C8FFDE rgb(200, 255, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8FFDE is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 100% green and 87.1% blue (200, 255, 222).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#C8FFDE color codes

HEX	`#C8FFDE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 255, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 100%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.61, -23.69, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.61, 25.76, 156.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.761, 89.071, 82.452)`
Decimal	`13172702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8FFDE, 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 #C8FFDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FFDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #C8FFDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ffde; }
.text { color: #c8ffde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ffde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 255 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ffde, #c8fff9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #C8FFDE?: #C8FFDE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8FFDE?: The RGB value is 200, 255, 222: 200 red, 255 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8FFDE?: The complementary color is #FFC8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FFDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.