What color is #C1CDA2?

#C1CDA2 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 #C1CDA2?

The RGB value is 193, 205, 162: 193 red, 205 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CDA2?

The complementary color is #AEA2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CDA2?

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.

#C1CDA2 color

#C1CDA2 rgb(193, 205, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1CDA2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80.4% green and 63.5% blue (193, 205, 162).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C1CDA2 color codes

HEX	`#C1CDA2`
RGB	`rgb(193, 205, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, -11.49, 20.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 23.14, 119.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.345, 57.609, 42.643)`
Decimal	`12701090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CDA2, 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 #C1CDA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CDA2 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 #C1CDA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cda2; }
.text { color: #c1cda2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cda2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 205 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cda2, #abcda2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C1CDA2?: #C1CDA2 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 #C1CDA2?: The RGB value is 193, 205, 162: 193 red, 205 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CDA2?: The complementary color is #AEA2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CDA2?: 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.