What color is #C4CDA9?

#C4CDA9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CDA9?

The RGB value is 196, 205, 169: 196 red, 205 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CDA9?

The complementary color is #B2A9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CDA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CDA9 color

#C4CDA9 rgb(196, 205, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4CDA9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 80.4% green and 66.3% blue (196, 205, 169).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#C4CDA9 color codes

HEX	`#C4CDA9`
RGB	`rgb(196, 205, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 80.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, -9.31, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 19.31, 118.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.757, 58.263, 46.048)`
Decimal	`12897705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CDA9, 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 #C4CDA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CDA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #C4CDA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cda9; }
.text { color: #c4cda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cda9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 205 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cda9, #b2cda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4CDA9?: #C4CDA9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CDA9?: The RGB value is 196, 205, 169: 196 red, 205 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CDA9?: The complementary color is #B2A9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CDA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.