What color is #C1E6BD?

#C1E6BD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1E6BD?

The RGB value is 193, 230, 189: 193 red, 230 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1E6BD?

The complementary color is #E2BDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1E6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1E6BD color

#C1E6BD rgb(193, 230, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1E6BD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 90.2% green and 74.1% blue (193, 230, 189).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 45% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% 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 15.32:1).

#C1E6BD color codes

HEX	`#C1E6BD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 230, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 90.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 45%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.78, -19.66, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.78, 25.37, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.472, 71.604, 58.822)`
Decimal	`12707517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1E6BD, 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 #C1E6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1E6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #C1E6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1e6bd; }
.text { color: #c1e6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1e6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 230 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1e6bd, #bde6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C1E6BD?: #C1E6BD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1E6BD?: The RGB value is 193, 230, 189: 193 red, 230 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1E6BD?: The complementary color is #E2BDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1E6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.