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#C8E8A6 Color

#C8E8A6 is rgb(200, 232, 166) in RGB, hsl(89, 59%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C8E8A6
HEX#C8E8A6
RGBrgb(200, 232, 166)
HSLhsl(89, 59%, 78%)
HSVhsv(89, 28%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.093 129.2)
LABlab(88.45% -19.33 28.59)
LCHlch(88.45% 34.51 124.06)

What #C8E8A6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C8E8A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#C8E8A6 Channel Values

How #C8E8A6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 200 · G 232 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 59% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 28% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C8E8A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C8E8A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C8E8A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C8E8A6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #C8E8A6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C8E8A6
Protanopia#E3E3A6
Protanomaly#D9E5A6
Deuteranopia#DEDEA7
Deuteranomaly#D6E2A7
Tritanopia#D0E1E1
Tritanomaly#CDE4CC
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #C8E8A6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c8e8a6: #C8E8A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C8E8A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c8e8a6': '#C8E8A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.910, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_c8e8a6">#C8E8A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#C8E8A6"

More Green Colors

#C8E8A6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C8E8A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C8E8A6?

#C8E8A6 is a light green — rgb(200, 232, 166) in RGB and hsl(89, 59%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #C8E8A6?

#C8E8A6 is rgb(200, 232, 166) — red 200, green 232, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C8E8A6?

#C8E8A6 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C8E8A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C8E8A6 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C8E8A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C8E8A6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 15, which is visibly different.

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