What color is #C0CAB2?

#C0CAB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CAB2?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 178: 192 red, 202 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CAB2?

The complementary color is #BCB2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CAB2 color

#C0CAB2 rgb(192, 202, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0CAB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 69.8% blue (192, 202, 178).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#C0CAB2 color codes

HEX	`#C0CAB2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, -7.73, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 13.3, 125.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.893, 56.662, 50.366)`
Decimal	`12634802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CAB2, 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 #C0CAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #C0CAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cab2; }
.text { color: #c0cab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cab2, #b4cab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0CAB2?: #C0CAB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CAB2?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 178: 192 red, 202 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CAB2?: The complementary color is #BCB2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.