What color is #C1DBBD?

#C1DBBD 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 #C1DBBD?

The RGB value is 193, 219, 189: 193 red, 219 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1DBBD?

The complementary color is #D7BDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1DBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1DBBD color

#C1DBBD rgb(193, 219, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1DBBD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 85.9% green and 74.1% blue (193, 219, 189).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% 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 14.13:1).

#C1DBBD color codes

HEX	`#C1DBBD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 219, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 85.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.83, -14.18, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.83, 18.5, 140.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.507, 65.674, 57.834)`
Decimal	`12704701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1DBBD, 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 #C1DBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1DBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #C1DBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1dbbd; }
.text { color: #c1dbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1dbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 219 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1dbbd, #bddbc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1DBBD?: #C1DBBD 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 #C1DBBD?: The RGB value is 193, 219, 189: 193 red, 219 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1DBBD?: The complementary color is #D7BDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1DBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.