What color is #C4D3CE?

#C4D3CE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D3CE?

The RGB value is 196, 211, 206: 196 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D3CE?

The complementary color is #D3C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D3CE color

#C4D3CE rgb(196, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4D3CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (196, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 15% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#C4D3CE color codes

HEX	`#C4D3CE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 15%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, -6, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 6.04, 173.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.197, 62.78, 67.485)`
Decimal	`12899278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D3CE, 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 #C4D3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #C4D3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d3ce; }
.text { color: #c4d3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d3ce, #c4d1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4D3CE?: #C4D3CE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D3CE?: The RGB value is 196, 211, 206: 196 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D3CE?: The complementary color is #D3C4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.