What color is #C6D6AF?

#C6D6AF 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 #C6D6AF?

The RGB value is 198, 214, 175: 198 red, 214 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D6AF?

The complementary color is #BFAFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D6AF color

#C6D6AF rgb(198, 214, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6D6AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 83.9% green and 68.6% blue (198, 214, 175).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#C6D6AF color codes

HEX	`#C6D6AF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 214, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 83.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, -12.23, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 21.34, 124.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.072, 63.194, 49.845)`
Decimal	`13031087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D6AF, 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 #C6D6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #C6D6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d6af; }
.text { color: #c6d6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 214 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d6af, #b3d6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6D6AF?: #C6D6AF 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 #C6D6AF?: The RGB value is 198, 214, 175: 198 red, 214 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D6AF?: The complementary color is #BFAFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.