What color is #C0CA9D?

#C0CA9D 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 #C0CA9D?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 157: 192 red, 202 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CA9D?

The complementary color is #A79DCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CA9D color

#C0CA9D rgb(192, 202, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0CA9D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 61.6% blue (192, 202, 157).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#C0CA9D color codes

HEX	`#C0CA9D`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.55, -11.07, 21.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.55, 24.07, 117.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.944, 55.882, 40.1)`
Decimal	`12634781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CA9D, 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 #C0CA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #C0CA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ca9d; }
.text { color: #c0ca9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ca9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ca9d, #aaca9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C0CA9D?: #C0CA9D 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 #C0CA9D?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 157: 192 red, 202 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CA9D?: The complementary color is #A79DCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.