What color is #C1D0AD?

#C1D0AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D0AD?

The RGB value is 193, 208, 173: 193 red, 208 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D0AD?

The complementary color is #BCADD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D0AD color

#C1D0AD rgb(193, 208, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1D0AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 81.6% green and 67.8% blue (193, 208, 173).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#C1D0AD color codes

HEX	`#C1D0AD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 208, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 81.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.55, -11.29, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.55, 19.33, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.09, 59.466, 48.261)`
Decimal	`12701869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D0AD, 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 #C1D0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #C1D0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d0ad; }
.text { color: #c1d0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 208 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d0ad, #b0d0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1D0AD?: #C1D0AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D0AD?: The RGB value is 193, 208, 173: 193 red, 208 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D0AD?: The complementary color is #BCADD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.