What color is #C4CFAD?

#C4CFAD 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 #C4CFAD?

The RGB value is 196, 207, 173: 196 red, 207 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CFAD?

The complementary color is #B8ADCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CFAD color

#C4CFAD rgb(196, 207, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4CFAD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 81.2% green and 67.8% blue (196, 207, 173).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 26% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#C4CFAD color codes

HEX	`#C4CFAD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 207, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 81.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.5, -9.7, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.5, 18.42, 121.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.62, 59.379, 48.216)`
Decimal	`12898221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CFAD, 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 #C4CFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #C4CFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cfad; }
.text { color: #c4cfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 207 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cfad, #b3cfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C4CFAD?: #C4CFAD 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 #C4CFAD?: The RGB value is 196, 207, 173: 196 red, 207 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CFAD?: The complementary color is #B8ADCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.