What color is #C1DEBA?

#C1DEBA 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 #C1DEBA?

The RGB value is 193, 222, 186: 193 red, 222 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1DEBA?

The complementary color is #D7BADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1DEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1DEBA color

#C1DEBA rgb(193, 222, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1DEBA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 87.1% green and 72.9% blue (193, 222, 186).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#C1DEBA color codes

HEX	`#C1DEBA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 222, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 87.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.57, -16.2, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.57, 21.74, 138.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.975, 67.124, 56.399)`
Decimal	`12705466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1DEBA, 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 #C1DEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1DEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #C1DEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1deba; }
.text { color: #c1deba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1deba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 222 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1deba, #badec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1DEBA?: #C1DEBA 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 #C1DEBA?: The RGB value is 193, 222, 186: 193 red, 222 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1DEBA?: The complementary color is #D7BADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1DEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.