What color is #C4D3BF?

#C4D3BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D3BF?

The RGB value is 196, 211, 191: 196 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D3BF?

The complementary color is #CEBFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D3BF color

#C4D3BF rgb(196, 211, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4D3BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 82.7% green and 74.9% blue (196, 211, 191).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#C4D3BF color codes

HEX	`#C4D3BF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 211, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 82.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, -8.73, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 11.96, 136.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.461, 62.085, 58.342)`
Decimal	`12899263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D3BF, 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 #C4D3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #C4D3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d3bf; }
.text { color: #c4d3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 211 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d3bf, #bfd3c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4D3BF?: #C4D3BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D3BF?: The RGB value is 196, 211, 191: 196 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D3BF?: The complementary color is #CEBFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.