What color is #C1D3B5?

#C1D3B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D3B5?

The RGB value is 193, 211, 181: 193 red, 211 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D3B5?

The complementary color is #C7B5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D3B5 color

#C1D3B5 rgb(193, 211, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1D3B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 82.7% green and 71% blue (193, 211, 181).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#C1D3B5 color codes

HEX	`#C1D3B5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 211, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 82.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.52, -11.5, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.52, 17.22, 131.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.626, 61.262, 52.707)`
Decimal	`12702645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D3B5, 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 #C1D3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #C1D3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d3b5; }
.text { color: #c1d3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 211 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d3b5, #b5d3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1D3B5?: #C1D3B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D3B5?: The RGB value is 193, 211, 181: 193 red, 211 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D3B5?: The complementary color is #C7B5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.