What color is #C4D8BF?

#C4D8BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D8BF?

The RGB value is 196, 216, 191: 196 red, 216 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D8BF?

The complementary color is #D3BFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D8BF color

#C4D8BF rgb(196, 216, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4D8BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 84.7% green and 74.9% blue (196, 216, 191).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#C4D8BF color codes

HEX	`#C4D8BF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 216, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 84.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.28, -11.29, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.28, 15.12, 138.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.723, 64.609, 58.762)`
Decimal	`12900543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D8BF, 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 #C4D8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #C4D8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d8bf; }
.text { color: #c4d8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 216 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d8bf, #bfd8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4D8BF?: #C4D8BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D8BF?: The RGB value is 196, 216, 191: 196 red, 216 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D8BF?: The complementary color is #D3BFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.