C8EBE0

#C8EBE0 closest to Gentle Cold

#C8EBE0 is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 92.2% green and 87.8% blue (rgb(200, 235, 224)). Its HSL value is 161° hue, 47% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black. #C8EBE0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.42:1.

#C8EBE0 color conversion

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Variations of #C8EBE0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C8EBE0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8EBE0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8EBE0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2E1E1
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E6E0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0E7E0
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2E1E1
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBE5E1
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0ECE8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5EBE4
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDE5E3

#C8EBE0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#C8EBE0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.42:1 Super#C8EBE0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8EBE0 in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #C8EBE0; }
.background { background-color: #C8EBE0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8EBE0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 235 224);
color: hsl(161 47% 85%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.039 174.4);

#C8EBE0 FAQ

What color is #C8EBE0?

#C8EBE0 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gentle Cold. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8EBE0?

#C8EBE0 is rgb(200, 235, 224) in RGB, hsl(161, 47%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8EBE0?

The complementary color of #C8EBE0 is #EBC8D3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8EBE0?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8EBE0: 16.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8EBE0 a warm or cool color?

#C8EBE0 is a cool color.