What color is #C3DC97?

#C3DC97 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DC97?

The RGB value is 195, 220, 151: 195 red, 220 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DC97?

The complementary color is #B097DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DC97 color

#C3DC97 rgb(195, 220, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3DC97 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 86.3% green and 59.2% blue (195, 220, 151).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#C3DC97 color codes

HEX	`#C3DC97`
RGB	`rgb(195, 220, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 86.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -19.86, 31.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 37.02, 122.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.684, 65.023, 38.995)`
Decimal	`12835991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DC97, 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 #C3DC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #C3DC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3dc97; }
.text { color: #c3dc97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3dc97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 220 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3dc97, #a1dc97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3DC97?: #C3DC97 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DC97?: The RGB value is 195, 220, 151: 195 red, 220 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DC97?: The complementary color is #B097DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.