What color is #C1C7A0?

#C1C7A0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C7A0?

The RGB value is 193, 199, 160: 193 red, 199 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C7A0?

The complementary color is #A6A0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C7A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C7A0 color

#C1C7A0 rgb(193, 199, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1C7A0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78% green and 62.7% blue (193, 199, 160).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#C1C7A0 color codes

HEX	`#C1C7A0`
RGB	`rgb(193, 199, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.88, -8.71, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.88, 20.79, 114.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.76, 54.723, 41.245)`
Decimal	`12699552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C7A0, 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 #C1C7A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C7A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #C1C7A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c7a0; }
.text { color: #c1c7a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c7a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 199 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c7a0, #aec7a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C1C7A0?: #C1C7A0 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C7A0?: The RGB value is 193, 199, 160: 193 red, 199 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C7A0?: The complementary color is #A6A0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C7A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.