What color is #C6D7C7?

#C6D7C7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D7C7?

The RGB value is 198, 215, 199: 198 red, 215 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D7C7?

The complementary color is #D7C6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D7C7 color

#C6D7C7 rgb(198, 215, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D7C7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 84.3% green and 78% blue (198, 215, 199).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#C6D7C7 color codes

HEX	`#C6D7C7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 215, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 84.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.34, -8.67, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.34, 10.51, 145.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.896, 64.73, 63.466)`
Decimal	`13031367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D7C7, 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 #C6D7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #C6D7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d7c7; }
.text { color: #c6d7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 215 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d7c7, #c6d7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D7C7?: #C6D7C7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D7C7?: The RGB value is 198, 215, 199: 198 red, 215 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D7C7?: The complementary color is #D7C6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.