What color is #C2D5BE?

#C2D5BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2D5BE?

The RGB value is 194, 213, 190: 194 red, 213 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2D5BE?

The complementary color is #D1BED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2D5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2D5BE color

#C2D5BE rgb(194, 213, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2D5BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 83.5% green and 74.5% blue (194, 213, 190).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#C2D5BE color codes

HEX	`#C2D5BE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 213, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 83.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.32, -10.62, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.32, 14.06, 139.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.335, 62.775, 57.907)`
Decimal	`12768702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2D5BE, 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 #C2D5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2D5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #C2D5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2d5be; }
.text { color: #c2d5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 213 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2d5be, #bed5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C2D5BE?: #C2D5BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2D5BE?: The RGB value is 194, 213, 190: 194 red, 213 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2D5BE?: The complementary color is #D1BED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2D5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.