What color is #C6CCAE?

#C6CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CCAE?

The RGB value is 198, 204, 174: 198 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CCAE?

The complementary color is #B4AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CCAE color

#C6CCAE rgb(198, 204, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80% green and 68.2% blue (198, 204, 174).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#C6CCAE color codes

HEX	`#C6CCAE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 204, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, -7.27, 14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 16.02, 116.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.521, 58.248, 48.512)`
Decimal	`13028526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CCAE, 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 #C6CCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #C6CCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ccae; }
.text { color: #c6ccae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ccae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 204 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ccae, #b7ccae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6CCAE?: #C6CCAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CCAE?: The RGB value is 198, 204, 174: 198 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CCAE?: The complementary color is #B4AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.