What color is #C2CBA9?

#C2CBA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2CBA9?

The RGB value is 194, 203, 169: 194 red, 203 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2CBA9?

The complementary color is #B2A9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2CBA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2CBA9 color

#C2CBA9 rgb(194, 203, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2CBA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 79.6% green and 66.3% blue (194, 203, 169).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#C2CBA9 color codes

HEX	`#C2CBA9`
RGB	`rgb(194, 203, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 79.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, -9, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 18.31, 119.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.765, 57.046, 45.865)`
Decimal	`12766121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2CBA9, 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 #C2CBA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2CBA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #C2CBA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2cba9; }
.text { color: #c2cba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2cba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 203 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2cba9, #b1cba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C2CBA9?: #C2CBA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2CBA9?: The RGB value is 194, 203, 169: 194 red, 203 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2CBA9?: The complementary color is #B2A9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2CBA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.