What color is #C4DFBB?

#C4DFBB 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 #C4DFBB?

The RGB value is 196, 223, 187: 196 red, 223 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4DFBB?

The complementary color is #D6BBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4DFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4DFBB color

#C4DFBB rgb(196, 223, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4DFBB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 87.5% green and 73.3% blue (196, 223, 187).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#C4DFBB color codes

HEX	`#C4DFBB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 223, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 87.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.06, -15.5, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.06, 21.36, 136.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.121, 68.098, 57.086)`
Decimal	`12902331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4DFBB, 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 #C4DFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4DFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #C4DFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4dfbb; }
.text { color: #c4dfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4dfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 223 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4dfbb, #bbdfc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C4DFBB?: #C4DFBB 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 #C4DFBB?: The RGB value is 196, 223, 187: 196 red, 223 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4DFBB?: The complementary color is #D6BBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4DFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.