What color is #C6D1B9?

#C6D1B9 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 #C6D1B9?

The RGB value is 198, 209, 185: 198 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D1B9?

The complementary color is #C4B9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D1B9 color

#C6D1B9 rgb(198, 209, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6D1B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 82% green and 72.5% blue (198, 209, 185).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#C6D1B9 color codes

HEX	`#C6D1B9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 209, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 82%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.44, -8.04, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.44, 13.33, 127.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.845, 61.109, 54.795)`
Decimal	`13029817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D1B9, 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 #C6D1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #C6D1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d1b9; }
.text { color: #c6d1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 209 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d1b9, #bad1b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D1B9?: #C6D1B9 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 #C6D1B9?: The RGB value is 198, 209, 185: 198 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D1B9?: The complementary color is #C4B9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.