What color is #C3D2B2?

#C3D2B2 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 #C3D2B2?

The RGB value is 195, 210, 178: 195 red, 210 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D2B2?

The complementary color is #C1B2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D2B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D2B2 color

#C3D2B2 rgb(195, 210, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3D2B2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 82.4% green and 69.8% blue (195, 210, 178).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#C3D2B2 color codes

HEX	`#C3D2B2`
RGB	`rgb(195, 210, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 82.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, -10.78, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 17.8, 127.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.587, 60.909, 51.044)`
Decimal	`12833458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D2B2, 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 #C3D2B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D2B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #C3D2B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d2b2; }
.text { color: #c3d2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d2b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 210 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d2b2, #b3d2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3D2B2?: #C3D2B2 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 #C3D2B2?: The RGB value is 195, 210, 178: 195 red, 210 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D2B2?: The complementary color is #C1B2D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D2B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.