What color is #C0D57B?

#C0D57B is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0D57B?

The RGB value is 192, 213, 123: 192 red, 213 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D57B?

The complementary color is #907BD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D57B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D57B color

#C0D57B rgb(192, 213, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0D57B is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 83.5% green and 48.2% blue (192, 213, 123).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 52% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#C0D57B color codes

HEX	`#C0D57B`
RGB	`rgb(192, 213, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 83.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 52%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 42%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 42%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.96, -21.03, 42.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.96, 47.02, 116.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.108, 60.225, 27.773)`
Decimal	`12637563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D57B, 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 #C0D57B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D57B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #C0D57B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d57b; }
.text { color: #c0d57b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d57b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 213 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d57b, #93d57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #C0D57B?: #C0D57B is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0D57B?: The RGB value is 192, 213, 123: 192 red, 213 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D57B?: The complementary color is #907BD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D57B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.