What color is #C6CEB5?

#C6CEB5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CEB5?

The RGB value is 198, 206, 181: 198 red, 206 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CEB5?

The complementary color is #BDB5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CEB5 color

#C6CEB5 rgb(198, 206, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6CEB5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.8% green and 71% blue (198, 206, 181).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#C6CEB5 color codes

HEX	`#C6CEB5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 206, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.56, -7.16, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.56, 13.56, 121.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.699, 59.485, 52.36)`
Decimal	`13029045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CEB5, 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 #C6CEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #C6CEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ceb5; }
.text { color: #c6ceb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ceb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 206 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ceb5, #baceb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6CEB5?: #C6CEB5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CEB5?: The RGB value is 198, 206, 181: 198 red, 206 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CEB5?: The complementary color is #BDB5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.