What color is #C3D5CE?

#C3D5CE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D5CE?

The RGB value is 195, 213, 206: 195 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D5CE?

The complementary color is #D5C3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D5CE color

#C3D5CE rgb(195, 213, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3D5CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (195, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#C3D5CE color codes

HEX	`#C3D5CE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.78, -7.37, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.78, 7.5, 169.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.438, 63.646, 67.639)`
Decimal	`12834254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D5CE, 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 #C3D5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #C3D5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d5ce; }
.text { color: #c3d5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d5ce, #c3d3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3D5CE?: #C3D5CE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D5CE?: The RGB value is 195, 213, 206: 195 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D5CE?: The complementary color is #D5C3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.