What color is #C6D86B?

#C6D86B is a light, moderate yellow known as Cool as a Cucumber. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cool as a Cucumber?

The RGB value is 198, 216, 107: 198 red, 216 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cool as a Cucumber?

The complementary color is #7D6BD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D86B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cool as a Cucumber color: hex code #C6D86B

#C6D86B rgb(198, 216, 107)

Shades of green

Cool as a Cucumber has the hex code #C6D86B. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 84.7% green and 42% blue (198, 216, 107).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 58% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

Cool as a Cucumber (#C6D86B) color codes

HEX	`#C6D86B`
RGB	`rgb(198, 216, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 84.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 58%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 50%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.01, -21.8, 51.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.01, 55.62, 113.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.499, 62.18, 23.249)`
Decimal	`13031531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cool as a Cucumber, 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 #C6D86B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D86B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #C6D86B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d86b; }
.text { color: #c6d86b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d86b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 216 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d86b, #90d86b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #C6D86B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C6D86B?: #C6D86B is a light, moderate yellow known as Cool as a Cucumber. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cool as a Cucumber?: The RGB value is 198, 216, 107: 198 red, 216 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cool as a Cucumber?: The complementary color is #7D6BD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D86B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.