What color is #C3DBC1?

#C3DBC1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DBC1?

The RGB value is 195, 219, 193: 195 red, 219 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DBC1?

The complementary color is #D9C1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DBC1 color

#C3DBC1 rgb(195, 219, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3DBC1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 85.9% green and 75.7% blue (195, 219, 193).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#C3DBC1 color codes

HEX	`#C3DBC1`
RGB	`rgb(195, 219, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 85.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, -12.8, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 16.31, 141.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.461, 66.115, 60.176)`
Decimal	`12835777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DBC1, 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 #C3DBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #C3DBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3dbc1; }
.text { color: #c3dbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3dbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 219 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3dbc1, #c1dbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3DBC1?: #C3DBC1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DBC1?: The RGB value is 195, 219, 193: 195 red, 219 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DBC1?: The complementary color is #D9C1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.