What color is #C2D4B7?

#C2D4B7 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 #C2D4B7?

The RGB value is 194, 212, 183: 194 red, 212 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2D4B7?

The complementary color is #C9B7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2D4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2D4B7 color

#C2D4B7 rgb(194, 212, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2D4B7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 83.1% green and 71.8% blue (194, 212, 183).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#C2D4B7 color codes

HEX	`#C2D4B7`
RGB	`rgb(194, 212, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 83.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, -11.32, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 16.72, 132.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.337, 61.975, 53.89)`
Decimal	`12768439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2D4B7, 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 #C2D4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2D4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #C2D4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2d4b7; }
.text { color: #c2d4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 212 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2d4b7, #b7d4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C2D4B7?: #C2D4B7 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 #C2D4B7?: The RGB value is 194, 212, 183: 194 red, 212 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2D4B7?: The complementary color is #C9B7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2D4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.