What color is #C3EDAF?

#C3EDAF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3EDAF?

The RGB value is 195, 237, 175: 195 red, 237 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3EDAF?

The complementary color is #D9AFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3EDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3EDAF color

#C3EDAF rgb(195, 237, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3EDAF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 92.9% green and 68.6% blue (195, 237, 175).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 63% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#C3EDAF color codes

HEX	`#C3EDAF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 237, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 92.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.52, -24.65, 25.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.52, 35.61, 133.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.526, 75.264, 51.888)`
Decimal	`12840367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3EDAF, 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 #C3EDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3EDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #C3EDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3edaf; }
.text { color: #c3edaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3edaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 237 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3edaf, #afedba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C3EDAF?: #C3EDAF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3EDAF?: The RGB value is 195, 237, 175: 195 red, 237 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3EDAF?: The complementary color is #D9AFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3EDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.