What color is #C4CEAE?

#C4CEAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CEAE?

The RGB value is 196, 206, 174: 196 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CEAE?

The complementary color is #B8AECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CEAE color

#C4CEAE rgb(196, 206, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4CEAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 80.8% green and 68.2% blue (196, 206, 174).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 25% saturation and 75% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#C4CEAE color codes

HEX	`#C4CEAE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 206, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 80.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -9.02, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 17.32, 121.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.475, 58.934, 48.647)`
Decimal	`12897966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CEAE, 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 #C4CEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #C4CEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4ceae; }
.text { color: #c4ceae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4ceae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 206 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4ceae, #b4ceae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4CEAE?: #C4CEAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CEAE?: The RGB value is 196, 206, 174: 196 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CEAE?: The complementary color is #B8AECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.