What color is #C0D9AE?

#C0D9AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0D9AE?

The RGB value is 192, 217, 174: 192 red, 217 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D9AE?

The complementary color is #C7AED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D9AE color

#C0D9AE rgb(192, 217, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0D9AE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 85.1% green and 68.2% blue (192, 217, 174).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#C0D9AE color codes

HEX	`#C0D9AE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 217, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 85.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, -16.03, 18.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 24.45, 130.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.19, 63.888, 49.513)`
Decimal	`12638638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D9AE, 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 #C0D9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #C0D9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d9ae; }
.text { color: #c0d9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 217 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d9ae, #aed9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C0D9AE?: #C0D9AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0D9AE?: The RGB value is 192, 217, 174: 192 red, 217 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D9AE?: The complementary color is #C7AED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.