What color is #C4D1CB?

#C4D1CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D1CB?

The RGB value is 196, 209, 203: 196 red, 209 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D1CB?

The complementary color is #D1C4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D1CB color

#C4D1CB rgb(196, 209, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4D1CB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 82% green and 79.6% blue (196, 209, 203).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 12% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#C4D1CB color codes

HEX	`#C4D1CB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 209, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 82%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 12%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, -5.52, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 5.71, 165.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.343, 61.648, 65.419)`
Decimal	`12898763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D1CB, 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 #C4D1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #C4D1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d1cb; }
.text { color: #c4d1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 209 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d1cb, #c4d1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4D1CB?: #C4D1CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D1CB?: The RGB value is 196, 209, 203: 196 red, 209 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D1CB?: The complementary color is #D1C4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.