What color is #C4DBCF?

#C4DBCF 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 #C4DBCF?

The RGB value is 196, 219, 207: 196 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4DBCF?

The complementary color is #DBC4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4DBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4DBCF color

#C4DBCF rgb(196, 219, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4DBCF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 85.9% green and 81.2% blue (196, 219, 207).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#C4DBCF color codes

HEX	`#C4DBCF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 219, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 85.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.45, -9.93, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.45, 10.46, 161.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.356, 66.903, 68.806)`
Decimal	`12901327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4DBCF, 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 #C4DBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4DBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #C4DBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4dbcf; }
.text { color: #c4dbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4dbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 219 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4dbcf, #c4dbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4DBCF?: #C4DBCF 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 #C4DBCF?: The RGB value is 196, 219, 207: 196 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4DBCF?: The complementary color is #DBC4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4DBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.