What color is #C3D0A9?

#C3D0A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D0A9?

The RGB value is 195, 208, 169: 195 red, 208 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D0A9?

The complementary color is #B6A9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D0A9 color

#C3D0A9 rgb(195, 208, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3D0A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 81.6% green and 66.3% blue (195, 208, 169).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#C3D0A9 color codes

HEX	`#C3D0A9`
RGB	`rgb(195, 208, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 81.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.61, -11.21, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.61, 21.13, 122.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.222, 59.578, 46.277)`
Decimal	`12832937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D0A9, 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 #C3D0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #C3D0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d0a9; }
.text { color: #c3d0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 208 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d0a9, #b0d0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3D0A9?: #C3D0A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D0A9?: The RGB value is 195, 208, 169: 195 red, 208 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D0A9?: The complementary color is #B6A9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.