What color is #C6D030?

#C6D030 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lime Twist. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D030?

The RGB value is 198, 208, 48: 198 red, 208 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D030?

The complementary color is #3A30D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D030?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D030 color

#C6D030 rgb(198, 208, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C6D030 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.6% green and 18.8% blue (198, 208, 48).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 63% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lime Twist (#C6D624), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#C6D030 color codes

HEX	`#C6D030`
RGB	`rgb(198, 208, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 63%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 77%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 77%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, -21.73, 71.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 75.05, 106.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.38, 57.332, 11.419)`
Decimal	`13029424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D030, 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 #C6D030	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D030 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #C6D030 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d030; }
.text { color: #c6d030; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d030; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 208 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d030, #76d030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #C6D030?: #C6D030 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lime Twist. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D030?: The RGB value is 198, 208, 48: 198 red, 208 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D030?: The complementary color is #3A30D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D030?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.