What color is #C4DAC8?

#C4DAC8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4DAC8?

The RGB value is 196, 218, 200: 196 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4DAC8?

The complementary color is #DAC4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4DAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4DAC8 color

#C4DAC8 rgb(196, 218, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4DAC8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 85.5% green and 78.4% blue (196, 218, 200).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#C4DAC8 color codes

HEX	`#C4DAC8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 218, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 85.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -10.7, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 12.46, 149.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.26, 66.048, 64.312)`
Decimal	`12901064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4DAC8, 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 #C4DAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4DAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #C4DAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4dac8; }
.text { color: #c4dac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4dac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 218 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4dac8, #c4dad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4DAC8?: #C4DAC8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4DAC8?: The RGB value is 196, 218, 200: 196 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4DAC8?: The complementary color is #DAC4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4DAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.