What color is #C2D6CB?

#C2D6CB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2D6CB?

The RGB value is 194, 214, 203: 194 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2D6CB?

The complementary color is #D6C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2D6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2D6CB color

#C2D6CB rgb(194, 214, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2D6CB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 83.9% green and 79.6% blue (194, 214, 203).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#C2D6CB color codes

HEX	`#C2D6CB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 214, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 83.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, -8.78, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 9.32, 160.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.072, 63.873, 65.81)`
Decimal	`12768971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2D6CB, 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 #C2D6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2D6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #C2D6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2d6cb; }
.text { color: #c2d6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 214 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2d6cb, #c2d6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C2D6CB?: #C2D6CB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2D6CB?: The RGB value is 194, 214, 203: 194 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2D6CB?: The complementary color is #D6C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2D6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.