What color is #C3E7DA?

#C3E7DA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3E7DA?

The RGB value is 195, 231, 218: 195 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3E7DA?

The complementary color is #E7C3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3E7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3E7DA color

#C3E7DA rgb(195, 231, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3E7DA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 90.6% green and 85.5% blue (195, 231, 218).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#C3E7DA color codes

HEX	`#C3E7DA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 231, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 90.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.83, -14.24, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.83, 14.44, 170.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.733, 73.814, 77.206)`
Decimal	`12838874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3E7DA, 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 #C3E7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3E7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #C3E7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3e7da; }
.text { color: #c3e7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3e7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 231 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3e7da, #c3e2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C3E7DA?: #C3E7DA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3E7DA?: The RGB value is 195, 231, 218: 195 red, 231 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3E7DA?: The complementary color is #E7C3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3E7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.