What color is #C0CCAE?

#C0CCAE 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 #C0CCAE?

The RGB value is 192, 204, 174: 192 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CCAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #C0CCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CCAE color

#C0CCAE rgb(192, 204, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 80% green and 68.2% blue (192, 204, 174).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#C0CCAE color codes

HEX	`#C0CCAE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 204, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 80%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, -9.43, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 16.53, 124.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.97, 57.448, 48.44)`
Decimal	`12635310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CCAE, 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 #C0CCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #C0CCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ccae; }
.text { color: #c0ccae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ccae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 204 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ccae, #b1ccae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C0CCAE?: #C0CCAE 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 #C0CCAE?: The RGB value is 192, 204, 174: 192 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CCAE?: The complementary color is #BAAECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.