What color is #C4CCAE?

#C4CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CCAE?

The RGB value is 196, 204, 174: 196 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CCAE?

The complementary color is #B6AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CCAE color

#C4CCAE rgb(196, 204, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 80% green and 68.2% blue (196, 204, 174).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#C4CCAE color codes

HEX	`#C4CCAE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 204, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 80%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.73, -7.99, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.73, 16.16, 119.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.997, 57.978, 48.488)`
Decimal	`12897454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CCAE, 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 #C4CCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #C4CCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ccae; }
.text { color: #c4ccae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ccae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 204 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ccae, #b5ccae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C4CCAE?: #C4CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CCAE?: The RGB value is 196, 204, 174: 196 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CCAE?: The complementary color is #B6AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.