Color

#C0E8E1

Very light muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Blizzard blue.

color HEX #C0E8E1 on paletico.com

RGB

0–255
192
232
225

CMYK

0–100%
17.24%
0%
3.02%
9.02%

RGB describes how #C0E8E1 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 192, green 232 and blue 225.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 17.24%, magenta 0%, yellow 3.02% and black 9.02%.

HSL values

H 169.5° S 46.51% L 83.14%

In the HSL color model, #C0E8E1 has a hue of 169.5°, 46.51% saturation and 83.14% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Hue 169.5°
Saturation 46.51%
Lightness 83.14%

Color insight

#C0E8E1 is a very light, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature
Cool
Lightness
Very light
Chroma
Muted

Color formats

Copy #C0E8E1 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #C0E8E1
RGB rgb(192, 232, 225)
HSL hsl(169.5 46.51% 83.14%)
OKLCH oklch(0.900595 0.042649 183.5757)
CSS --color: #C0E8E1;

Tints of #C0E8E1

Tints are lighter variations of #C0E8E1. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

Shades of #C0E8E1

Shades are darker variations of #C0E8E1. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

Tones of #C0E8E1

Tones reduce the chroma of #C0E8E1, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

Tonal range of #C0E8E1

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #C0E8E1 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D0F8F1;
    --color-200: #CCF4ED;
    --color-300: #C8F0E9;
    --color-400: #C4ECE5;
    --color-500: #C0E8E1;
    --color-600: #83A9A3;
    --color-700: #4A6E69;
    --color-800: #143934;
    --color-900: #000806;
}

Colors that go with #C0E8E1

Color harmonies for #C0E8E1 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

CSS gradients with #C0E8E1

These gradients show how #C0E8E1 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C0E8E1, #D0EEE8, #E0F4F0, #EFF9F7, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C0E8E1, #829E99, #495956, #161D1C, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C0E8E1, #C2E4F5, #D5DDFB, #EBD6F1, #F8D3DB);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #C0E8E1. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text
1.32:1
AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail
Black text
15.87:1
AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7436 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #C0E8E1 as the background.

background-color: #C0E8E1;
color: #000000;

Using #C0E8E1 in design

See how #C0E8E1 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background
Paletico Color in context

#C0E8E1 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent
Accent color

Use #C0E8E1 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action
Tonal pair
#CCF4ED
#C0E8E1
#143934

Colors similar to #C0E8E1

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #C0E8E1, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #C0E8E1 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #C0E8E1 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X
64.1818
Y
74.354
Z
82.1898

CIELAB

L*
89.0895
a*
-14.3124
b*
-0.9136

OKLab

L
0.900595
a
-0.042566
b
-0.00266

OKLCH

L
0.900595
C
0.042649
H
183.5757°