What color is #C4CEAD?

#C4CEAD 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 #C4CEAD?

The RGB value is 196, 206, 173: 196 red, 206 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CEAD?

The complementary color is #B7ADCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CEAD color

#C4CEAD rgb(196, 206, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4CEAD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 80.8% green and 67.8% blue (196, 206, 173).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#C4CEAD color codes

HEX	`#C4CEAD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 206, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 80.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, -9.19, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 17.83, 121)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.378, 58.896, 48.136)`
Decimal	`12897965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CEAD, 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 #C4CEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #C4CEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cead; }
.text { color: #c4cead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 206 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cead, #b4cead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4CEAD?: #C4CEAD 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 #C4CEAD?: The RGB value is 196, 206, 173: 196 red, 206 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CEAD?: The complementary color is #B7ADCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.