What color is #C6CCA8?

#C6CCA8 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 #C6CCA8?

The RGB value is 198, 204, 168: 198 red, 204 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CCA8?

The complementary color is #AEA8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CCA8 color

#C6CCA8 rgb(198, 204, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6CCA8 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80% green and 65.9% blue (198, 204, 168).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#C6CCA8 color codes

HEX	`#C6CCA8`
RGB	`rgb(198, 204, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, -8.22, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 19.14, 115.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.949, 58.019, 45.5)`
Decimal	`13028520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CCA8, 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 #C6CCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #C6CCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cca8; }
.text { color: #c6cca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 204 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cca8, #b4cca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C6CCA8?: #C6CCA8 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 #C6CCA8?: The RGB value is 198, 204, 168: 198 red, 204 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CCA8?: The complementary color is #AEA8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.