What color is #C1C7AD?

#C1C7AD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C7AD?

The RGB value is 193, 199, 173: 193 red, 199 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C7AD?

The complementary color is #B3ADC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C7AD color

#C1C7AD rgb(193, 199, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1C7AD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78% green and 67.8% blue (193, 199, 173).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#C1C7AD color codes

HEX	`#C1C7AD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 199, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, -6.65, 12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 14, 118.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.958, 55.202, 47.55)`
Decimal	`12699565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C7AD, 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 #C1C7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #C1C7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c7ad; }
.text { color: #c1c7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 199 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c7ad, #b4c7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1C7AD?: #C1C7AD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C7AD?: The RGB value is 193, 199, 173: 193 red, 199 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C7AD?: The complementary color is #B3ADC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.