What color is #C3D1AD?

#C3D1AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D1AD?

The RGB value is 195, 209, 173: 195 red, 209 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D1AD?

The complementary color is #BBADD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D1AD color

#C3D1AD rgb(195, 209, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3D1AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 82% green and 67.8% blue (195, 209, 173).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#C3D1AD color codes

HEX	`#C3D1AD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 209, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 82%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.96, -11.08, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.96, 19.7, 124.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.848, 60.22, 48.367)`
Decimal	`12833197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D1AD, 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 #C3D1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #C3D1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d1ad; }
.text { color: #c3d1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 209 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d1ad, #b1d1ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3D1AD?: #C3D1AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D1AD?: The RGB value is 195, 209, 173: 195 red, 209 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D1AD?: The complementary color is #BBADD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.