What color is #C3E0CF?

#C3E0CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3E0CF?

The RGB value is 195, 224, 207: 195 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3E0CF?

The complementary color is #E0C3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3E0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3E0CF color

#C3E0CF rgb(195, 224, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3E0CF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 87.8% green and 81.2% blue (195, 224, 207).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 32% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#C3E0CF color codes

HEX	`#C3E0CF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 224, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 87.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 32%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.71, -12.8, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.71, 13.78, 158.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.421, 69.417, 69.235)`
Decimal	`12837071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3E0CF, 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 #C3E0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3E0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #C3E0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3e0cf; }
.text { color: #c3e0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3e0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 224 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3e0cf, #c3e0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C3E0CF?: #C3E0CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3E0CF?: The RGB value is 195, 224, 207: 195 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3E0CF?: The complementary color is #E0C3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3E0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.