What color is #C1CCA5?

#C1CCA5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CCA5?

The RGB value is 193, 204, 165: 193 red, 204 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CCA5?

The complementary color is #B0A5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CCA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CCA5 color

#C1CCA5 rgb(193, 204, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1CCA5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80% green and 64.7% blue (193, 204, 165).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#C1CCA5 color codes

HEX	`#C1CCA5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 204, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, -10.51, 18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 21.03, 119.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.376, 57.24, 43.985)`
Decimal	`12700837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CCA5, 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 #C1CCA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CCA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #C1CCA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cca5; }
.text { color: #c1cca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 204 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cca5, #aecca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C1CCA5?: #C1CCA5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CCA5?: The RGB value is 193, 204, 165: 193 red, 204 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CCA5?: The complementary color is #B0A5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CCA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.