What color is #C1D4D1?

#C1D4D1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D4D1?

The RGB value is 193, 212, 209: 193 red, 212 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D4D1?

The complementary color is #D4C1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D4D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D4D1 color

#C1D4D1 rgb(193, 212, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1D4D1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 83.1% green and 82% blue (193, 212, 209).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 18% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#C1D4D1 color codes

HEX	`#C1D4D1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 212, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 83.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 18%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, -6.94, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 6.98, 185.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.042, 63.027, 69.469)`
Decimal	`12702929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D4D1, 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 #C1D4D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D4D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #C1D4D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d4d1; }
.text { color: #c1d4d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d4d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 212 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d4d1, #c1ced4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1D4D1?: #C1D4D1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D4D1?: The RGB value is 193, 212, 209: 193 red, 212 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D4D1?: The complementary color is #D4C1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D4D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.