What color is #C1CCAF?

#C1CCAF 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 #C1CCAF?

The RGB value is 193, 204, 175: 193 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CCAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #C1CCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CCAF color

#C1CCAF rgb(193, 204, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1CCAF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80% green and 68.6% blue (193, 204, 175).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#C1CCAF color codes

HEX	`#C1CCAF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 204, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.53, -8.91, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.53, 15.92, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.322, 57.618, 48.967)`
Decimal	`12700847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CCAF, 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 #C1CCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #C1CCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ccaf; }
.text { color: #c1ccaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ccaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 204 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ccaf, #b2ccaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1CCAF?: #C1CCAF 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 #C1CCAF?: The RGB value is 193, 204, 175: 193 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CCAF?: The complementary color is #BAAFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.