What color is #C4DCB7?

#C4DCB7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4DCB7?

The RGB value is 196, 220, 183: 196 red, 220 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4DCB7?

The complementary color is #CFB7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4DCB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4DCB7 color

#C4DCB7 rgb(196, 220, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4DCB7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 86.3% green and 71.8% blue (196, 220, 183).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#C4DCB7 color codes

HEX	`#C4DCB7`
RGB	`rgb(196, 220, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 86.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.17, -14.67, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.17, 21.37, 133.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.904, 66.34, 54.598)`
Decimal	`12901559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4DCB7, 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 #C4DCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4DCB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #C4DCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4dcb7; }
.text { color: #c4dcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4dcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 220 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4dcb7, #b7dcbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C4DCB7?: #C4DCB7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4DCB7?: The RGB value is 196, 220, 183: 196 red, 220 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4DCB7?: The complementary color is #CFB7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4DCB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.