What color is #C2C7AB?

#C2C7AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C7AB?

The RGB value is 194, 199, 171: 194 red, 199 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C7AB?

The complementary color is #B0ABC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C7AB color

#C2C7AB rgb(194, 199, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2C7AB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 78% green and 67.1% blue (194, 199, 171).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#C2C7AB color codes

HEX	`#C2C7AB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 199, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 78%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.19, -6.61, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.19, 14.99, 116.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.021, 55.257, 46.551)`
Decimal	`12765099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C7AB, 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 #C2C7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #C2C7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c7ab; }
.text { color: #c2c7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 199 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c7ab, #b4c7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C2C7AB?: #C2C7AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C7AB?: The RGB value is 194, 199, 171: 194 red, 199 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C7AB?: The complementary color is #B0ABC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.