What color is #C6D6D0?

#C6D6D0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D6D0?

The RGB value is 198, 214, 208: 198 red, 214 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D6D0?

The complementary color is #D6C6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D6D0 color

#C6D6D0 rgb(198, 214, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D6D0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 83.9% green and 81.6% blue (198, 214, 208).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 16% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#C6D6D0 color codes

HEX	`#C6D6D0`
RGB	`rgb(198, 214, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 83.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 16%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -6.5, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 6.6, 170.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.718, 64.652, 69.048)`
Decimal	`13031120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D6D0, 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 #C6D6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #C6D6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d6d0; }
.text { color: #c6d6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 214 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d6d0, #c6d4d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D6D0?: #C6D6D0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D6D0?: The RGB value is 198, 214, 208: 198 red, 214 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D6D0?: The complementary color is #D6C6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.