What color is #C4DBCA?

#C4DBCA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4DBCA?

The RGB value is 196, 219, 202: 196 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4DBCA?

The complementary color is #DBC4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4DBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4DBCA color

#C4DBCA rgb(196, 219, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4DBCA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 85.9% green and 79.2% blue (196, 219, 202).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#C4DBCA color codes

HEX	`#C4DBCA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 219, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 85.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, -10.85, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 12.29, 152.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.755, 66.662, 65.637)`
Decimal	`12901322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4DBCA, 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 #C4DBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4DBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #C4DBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4dbca; }
.text { color: #c4dbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4dbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 219 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4dbca, #c4dbd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4DBCA?: #C4DBCA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4DBCA?: The RGB value is 196, 219, 202: 196 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4DBCA?: The complementary color is #DBC4D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4DBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.