What color is #C3CAAD?

#C3CAAD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CAAD?

The RGB value is 195, 202, 173: 195 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CAAD?

The complementary color is #B4ADCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CAAD color

#C3CAAD rgb(195, 202, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3CAAD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.2% green and 67.8% blue (195, 202, 173).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#C3CAAD color codes

HEX	`#C3CAAD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 202, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.1, -7.48, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.1, 15.59, 118.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.168, 56.86, 47.807)`
Decimal	`12831405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CAAD, 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 #C3CAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #C3CAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3caad; }
.text { color: #c3caad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3caad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 202 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3caad, #b5caad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3CAAD?: #C3CAAD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CAAD?: The RGB value is 195, 202, 173: 195 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CAAD?: The complementary color is #B4ADCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.