What color is #C2C6AB?

#C2C6AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C6AB?

The RGB value is 194, 198, 171: 194 red, 198 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C6AB?

The complementary color is #AFABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C6AB color

#C2C6AB rgb(194, 198, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2C6AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 77.6% green and 67.1% blue (194, 198, 171).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#C2C6AB color codes

HEX	`#C2C6AB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 198, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 77.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, -6.09, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 14.43, 114.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.792, 54.798, 46.474)`
Decimal	`12764843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C6AB, 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 #C2C6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #C2C6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c6ab; }
.text { color: #c2c6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 198 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c6ab, #b4c6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C2C6AB?: #C2C6AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C6AB?: The RGB value is 194, 198, 171: 194 red, 198 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C6AB?: The complementary color is #AFABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.