What color is #C1DBD3?

#C1DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1DBD3?

The RGB value is 193, 219, 211: 193 red, 219 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1DBD3?

The complementary color is #DBC1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1DBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1DBD3 color

#C1DBD3 rgb(193, 219, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 85.9% green and 82.7% blue (193, 219, 211).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#C1DBD3 color codes

HEX	`#C1DBD3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 219, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 85.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.35, -10.16, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.35, 10.21, 174.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.079, 66.703, 71.378)`
Decimal	`12704723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1DBD3, 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 #C1DBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1DBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #C1DBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1dbd3; }
.text { color: #c1dbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1dbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 219 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1dbd3, #c1d6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1DBD3?: #C1DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1DBD3?: The RGB value is 193, 219, 211: 193 red, 219 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1DBD3?: The complementary color is #DBC1C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1DBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.