What color is #C0C794?

#C0C794 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C794?

The RGB value is 192, 199, 148: 192 red, 199 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C794?

The complementary color is #9B94C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C794 color

#C0C794 rgb(192, 199, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0C794 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 78% green and 58% blue (192, 199, 148).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#C0C794 color codes

HEX	`#C0C794`
RGB	`rgb(192, 199, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 78%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.57, -10.84, 24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.57, 27.07, 113.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.507, 54.192, 35.969)`
Decimal	`12634004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C794, 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 #C0C794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #C0C794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c794; }
.text { color: #c0c794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 199 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c794, #a7c794); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0C794?: #C0C794 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C794?: The RGB value is 192, 199, 148: 192 red, 199 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C794?: The complementary color is #9B94C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.