What color is #C0C8A3?

#C0C8A3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C8A3?

The RGB value is 192, 200, 163: 192 red, 200 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C8A3?

The complementary color is #ABA3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C8A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C8A3 color

#C0C8A3 rgb(192, 200, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0C8A3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 78.4% green and 63.9% blue (192, 200, 163).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#C0C8A3 color codes

HEX	`#C0C8A3`
RGB	`rgb(192, 200, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 78.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.13, -9.13, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.13, 19.85, 117.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.003, 55.16, 42.709)`
Decimal	`12634275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C8A3, 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 #C0C8A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C8A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #C0C8A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c8a3; }
.text { color: #c0c8a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c8a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 200 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c8a3, #adc8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C0C8A3?: #C0C8A3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C8A3?: The RGB value is 192, 200, 163: 192 red, 200 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C8A3?: The complementary color is #ABA3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C8A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.