What color is #C3D1BF?

#C3D1BF 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 #C3D1BF?

The RGB value is 195, 209, 191: 195 red, 209 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D1BF?

The complementary color is #CDBFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D1BF color

#C3D1BF rgb(195, 209, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3D1BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 82% green and 74.9% blue (195, 209, 191).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#C3D1BF color codes

HEX	`#C3D1BF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 209, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 82%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.36, -8.04, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.36, 10.87, 137.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.708, 60.964, 58.165)`
Decimal	`12833215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D1BF, 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 #C3D1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #C3D1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d1bf; }
.text { color: #c3d1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 209 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d1bf, #bfd1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3D1BF?: #C3D1BF 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 #C3D1BF?: The RGB value is 195, 209, 191: 195 red, 209 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D1BF?: The complementary color is #CDBFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.