#C3C8A1
Light Sage · light warm green
About #C3C8A1
#C3C8A1 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 78% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A6A1C8 (lilac), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C3C8A1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #C3C8A1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C3C8A1?
#C3C8A1 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 78% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #C3C8A1?
Use black text. Black on #C3C8A1 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C3C8A1?
Its complementary colour is #A6A1C8, and analogous partners are #C8BAA1 and #AFC8A1.