What color is #C0D09B?

#C0D09B 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 #C0D09B?

The RGB value is 192, 208, 155: 192 red, 208 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D09B?

The complementary color is #AB9BD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D09B color

#C0D09B rgb(192, 208, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0D09B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 81.6% green and 60.8% blue (192, 208, 155).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#C0D09B color codes

HEX	`#C0D09B`
RGB	`rgb(192, 208, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 81.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.12, -14.42, 24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.12, 28.5, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.21, 58.685, 39.686)`
Decimal	`12636315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D09B, 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 #C0D09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #C0D09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d09b; }
.text { color: #c0d09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 208 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d09b, #a5d09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C0D09B?: #C0D09B 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 #C0D09B?: The RGB value is 192, 208, 155: 192 red, 208 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D09B?: The complementary color is #AB9BD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.