What color is #C6D2AA?

#C6D2AA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D2AA?

The RGB value is 198, 210, 170: 198 red, 210 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D2AA?

The complementary color is #B6AAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D2AA color

#C6D2AA rgb(198, 210, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6D2AA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 82.4% green and 66.7% blue (198, 210, 170).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#C6D2AA color codes

HEX	`#C6D2AA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 210, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 82.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, -10.98, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 21.51, 120.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.59, 61.001, 46.974)`
Decimal	`13030058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D2AA, 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 #C6D2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #C6D2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d2aa; }
.text { color: #c6d2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 210 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d2aa, #b2d2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C6D2AA?: #C6D2AA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D2AA?: The RGB value is 198, 210, 170: 198 red, 210 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D2AA?: The complementary color is #B6AAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.