What color is #C3DEBB?

#C3DEBB 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 #C3DEBB?

The RGB value is 195, 222, 187: 195 red, 222 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DEBB?

The complementary color is #D6BBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DEBB color

#C3DEBB rgb(195, 222, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3DEBB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 87.1% green and 73.3% blue (195, 222, 187).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#C3DEBB color codes

HEX	`#C3DEBB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 222, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 87.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.72, -15.35, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.72, 20.91, 137.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.595, 67.432, 56.985)`
Decimal	`12836539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DEBB, 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 #C3DEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #C3DEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3debb; }
.text { color: #c3debb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3debb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 222 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3debb, #bbdec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3DEBB?: #C3DEBB 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 #C3DEBB?: The RGB value is 195, 222, 187: 195 red, 222 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DEBB?: The complementary color is #D6BBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.