What color is #C1DBAE?

#C1DBAE 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 #C1DBAE?

The RGB value is 193, 219, 174: 193 red, 219 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1DBAE?

The complementary color is #C8AEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1DBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1DBAE color

#C1DBAE rgb(193, 219, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1DBAE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 85.9% green and 68.2% blue (193, 219, 174).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#C1DBAE color codes

HEX	`#C1DBAE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 219, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 85.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.51, -16.68, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.51, 25.52, 130.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.962, 65.056, 49.698)`
Decimal	`12704686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1DBAE, 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 #C1DBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1DBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #C1DBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1dbae; }
.text { color: #c1dbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1dbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 219 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1dbae, #aedbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1DBAE?: #C1DBAE 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 #C1DBAE?: The RGB value is 193, 219, 174: 193 red, 219 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1DBAE?: The complementary color is #C8AEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1DBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.