What color is #C6D8B0?

#C6D8B0 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 #C6D8B0?

The RGB value is 198, 216, 176: 198 red, 216 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D8B0?

The complementary color is #C2B0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D8B0 color

#C6D8B0 rgb(198, 216, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6D8B0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 84.7% green and 69% blue (198, 216, 176).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#C6D8B0 color codes

HEX	`#C6D8B0`
RGB	`rgb(198, 216, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 84.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.1, -13.09, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.1, 22.04, 126.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.68, 64.252, 50.534)`
Decimal	`13031600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D8B0, 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 #C6D8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #C6D8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d8b0; }
.text { color: #c6d8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 216 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d8b0, #b2d8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6D8B0?: #C6D8B0 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 #C6D8B0?: The RGB value is 198, 216, 176: 198 red, 216 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D8B0?: The complementary color is #C2B0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.