What color is #C0CBA1?

#C0CBA1 is a light, desaturated yellow-green known as Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Seedling?

The RGB value is 192, 203, 161: 192 red, 203 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Seedling?

The complementary color is #ACA1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CBA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Seedling color: hex code #C0CBA1

#C0CBA1 rgb(192, 203, 161)

Shades of green

Seedling has the hex code #C0CBA1. It is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.6% green and 63.1% blue (192, 203, 161).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

Seedling (#C0CBA1) color codes

HEX	`#C0CBA1`
RGB	`rgb(192, 203, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, -10.98, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 22.59, 119.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.527, 56.492, 42.006)`
Decimal	`12635041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Seedling, 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 #C0CBA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CBA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #C0CBA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cba1; }
.text { color: #c0cba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 203 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cba1, #abcba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

See #C0CBA1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C0CBA1?: #C0CBA1 is a light, desaturated yellow-green known as Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Seedling?: The RGB value is 192, 203, 161: 192 red, 203 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Seedling?: The complementary color is #ACA1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CBA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.