What color is #C2CFAF?

#C2CFAF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2CFAF?

The RGB value is 194, 207, 175: 194 red, 207 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2CFAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #C2CFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2CFAF color

#C2CFAF rgb(194, 207, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2CFAF is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 81.2% green and 68.6% blue (194, 207, 175).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#C2CFAF color codes

HEX	`#C2CFAF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 207, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 81.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, -10.09, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 17.61, 124.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.298, 59.19, 49.219)`
Decimal	`12767151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2CFAF, 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 #C2CFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2CFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #C2CFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2cfaf; }
.text { color: #c2cfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2cfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 207 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2cfaf, #b2cfaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C2CFAF?: #C2CFAF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2CFAF?: The RGB value is 194, 207, 175: 194 red, 207 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2CFAF?: The complementary color is #BCAFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2CFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.