What color is #C6CFB7?

#C6CFB7 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 #C6CFB7?

The RGB value is 198, 207, 183: 198 red, 207 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CFB7?

The complementary color is #C0B7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CFB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CFB7 color

#C6CFB7 rgb(198, 207, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6CFB7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.2% green and 71.8% blue (198, 207, 183).

Its hue angle is 83°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#C6CFB7 color codes

HEX	`#C6CFB7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 207, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.87, -7.34, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.87, 13.13, 124)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.148, 60.05, 53.529)`
Decimal	`13029303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CFB7, 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 #C6CFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CFB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #C6CFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cfb7; }
.text { color: #c6cfb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cfb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 207 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cfb7, #bacfb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6CFB7?: #C6CFB7 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 #C6CFB7?: The RGB value is 198, 207, 183: 198 red, 207 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CFB7?: The complementary color is #C0B7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CFB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.