What color is #C3DBAE?

#C3DBAE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DBAE?

The RGB value is 195, 219, 174: 195 red, 219 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DBAE?

The complementary color is #C6AEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DBAE color

#C3DBAE rgb(195, 219, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3DBAE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 85.9% green and 68.2% blue (195, 219, 174).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#C3DBAE color codes

HEX	`#C3DBAE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 219, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 85.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -15.98, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 25.22, 129.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.476, 65.321, 49.722)`
Decimal	`12835758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DBAE, 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 #C3DBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #C3DBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3dbae; }
.text { color: #c3dbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3dbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 219 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3dbae, #aedbb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3DBAE?: #C3DBAE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DBAE?: The RGB value is 195, 219, 174: 195 red, 219 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DBAE?: The complementary color is #C6AEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.