What color is #C1C7AC?

#C1C7AC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C7AC?

The RGB value is 193, 199, 172: 193 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C7AC?

The complementary color is #B2ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C7AC color

#C1C7AC rgb(193, 199, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1C7AC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78% green and 67.5% blue (193, 199, 172).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#C1C7AC color codes

HEX	`#C1C7AC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 199, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.14, -6.81, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.14, 14.53, 117.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.861, 55.163, 47.042)`
Decimal	`12699564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C7AC, 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 #C1C7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #C1C7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c7ac; }
.text { color: #c1c7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 199 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c7ac, #b3c7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1C7AC?: #C1C7AC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C7AC?: The RGB value is 193, 199, 172: 193 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C7AC?: The complementary color is #B2ACC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.