What color is #C1DAAF?

#C1DAAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1DAAF?

The RGB value is 193, 218, 175: 193 red, 218 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1DAAF?

The complementary color is #C8AFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1DAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1DAAF color

#C1DAAF rgb(193, 218, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1DAAF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 85.5% green and 68.6% blue (193, 218, 175).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#C1DAAF color codes

HEX	`#C1DAAF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 218, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 85.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.26, -16.02, 18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.26, 24.43, 130.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.8, 64.575, 50.126)`
Decimal	`12704431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1DAAF, 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 #C1DAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1DAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #C1DAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1daaf; }
.text { color: #c1daaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1daaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 218 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1daaf, #afdab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1DAAF?: #C1DAAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1DAAF?: The RGB value is 193, 218, 175: 193 red, 218 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1DAAF?: The complementary color is #C8AFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1DAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.