What color is #C3DDB5?

#C3DDB5 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 #C3DDB5?

The RGB value is 195, 221, 181: 195 red, 221 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DDB5?

The complementary color is #CFB5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DDB5 color

#C3DDB5 rgb(195, 221, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3DDB5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 86.7% green and 71% blue (195, 221, 181).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 37% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#C3DDB5 color codes

HEX	`#C3DDB5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 221, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 86.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 37%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, -15.85, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 23.09, 133.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.701, 66.651, 53.585)`
Decimal	`12836277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DDB5, 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 #C3DDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #C3DDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ddb5; }
.text { color: #c3ddb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ddb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 221 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ddb5, #b5ddbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3DDB5?: #C3DDB5 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 #C3DDB5?: The RGB value is 195, 221, 181: 195 red, 221 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DDB5?: The complementary color is #CFB5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.