What color is #C1D6BB?

#C1D6BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D6BB?

The RGB value is 193, 214, 187: 193 red, 214 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D6BB?

The complementary color is #D0BBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D6BB color

#C1D6BB rgb(193, 214, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1D6BB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 83.9% green and 73.3% blue (193, 214, 187).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#C1D6BB color codes

HEX	`#C1D6BB`
RGB	`rgb(193, 214, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 83.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, -12, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 16.26, 137.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.007, 63.018, 56.27)`
Decimal	`12703419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D6BB, 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 #C1D6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #C1D6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d6bb; }
.text { color: #c1d6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 214 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d6bb, #bbd6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1D6BB?: #C1D6BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D6BB?: The RGB value is 193, 214, 187: 193 red, 214 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D6BB?: The complementary color is #D0BBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.