What color is #C6D0AF?

#C6D0AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D0AF?

The RGB value is 198, 208, 175: 198 red, 208 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D0AF?

The complementary color is #B9AFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D0AF color

#C6D0AF rgb(198, 208, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6D0AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.6% green and 68.6% blue (198, 208, 175).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#C6D0AF color codes

HEX	`#C6D0AF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 208, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.95, -9.17, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.95, 17.8, 121.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.581, 60.213, 49.349)`
Decimal	`13029551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D0AF, 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 #C6D0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #C6D0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d0af; }
.text { color: #c6d0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 208 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d0af, #b6d0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6D0AF?: #C6D0AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D0AF?: The RGB value is 198, 208, 175: 198 red, 208 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D0AF?: The complementary color is #B9AFD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.