What color is #C3D9BD?

#C3D9BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D9BD?

The RGB value is 195, 217, 189: 195 red, 217 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D9BD?

The complementary color is #D3BDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D9BD color

#C3D9BD rgb(195, 217, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3D9BD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 85.1% green and 74.1% blue (195, 217, 189).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#C3D9BD color codes

HEX	`#C3D9BD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 217, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 85.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, -12.48, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 16.86, 137.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.502, 64.901, 57.685)`
Decimal	`12835261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D9BD, 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 #C3D9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #C3D9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d9bd; }
.text { color: #c3d9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 217 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d9bd, #bdd9c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3D9BD?: #C3D9BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D9BD?: The RGB value is 195, 217, 189: 195 red, 217 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D9BD?: The complementary color is #D3BDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.