What color is #C5CCA7?

#C5CCA7 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 #C5CCA7?

The RGB value is 197, 204, 167: 197 red, 204 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CCA7?

The complementary color is #AEA7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CCA7 color

#C5CCA7 rgb(197, 204, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5CCA7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80% green and 65.5% blue (197, 204, 167).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% 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 12.57:1).

#C5CCA7 color codes

HEX	`#C5CCA7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 204, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.65, -8.74, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.65, 19.71, 116.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.593, 57.846, 44.999)`
Decimal	`12962983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CCA7, 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 #C5CCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #C5CCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cca7; }
.text { color: #c5cca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 204 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cca7, #b3cca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C5CCA7?: #C5CCA7 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 #C5CCA7?: The RGB value is 197, 204, 167: 197 red, 204 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CCA7?: The complementary color is #AEA7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.