What color is #C3D4C0?

#C3D4C0 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 #C3D4C0?

The RGB value is 195, 212, 192: 195 red, 212 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D4C0?

The complementary color is #D1C0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D4C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D4C0 color

#C3D4C0 rgb(195, 212, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3D4C0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 83.1% green and 75.3% blue (195, 212, 192).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#C3D4C0 color codes

HEX	`#C3D4C0`
RGB	`rgb(195, 212, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 83.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.18, -9.41, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.18, 12.32, 139.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.562, 62.494, 58.994)`
Decimal	`12833984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D4C0, 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 #C3D4C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D4C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #C3D4C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d4c0; }
.text { color: #c3d4c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d4c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 212 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d4c0, #c0d4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3D4C0?: #C3D4C0 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 #C3D4C0?: The RGB value is 195, 212, 192: 195 red, 212 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D4C0?: The complementary color is #D1C0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D4C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.