What color is #C6D8BB?

#C6D8BB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D8BB?

The RGB value is 198, 216, 187: 198 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D8BB?

The complementary color is #CDBBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D8BB color

#C6D8BB rgb(198, 216, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6D8BB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 84.7% green and 73.3% blue (198, 216, 187).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#C6D8BB color codes

HEX	`#C6D8BB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 216, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 84.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, -11.28, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 16.67, 132.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.813, 64.705, 56.5)`
Decimal	`13031611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D8BB, 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 #C6D8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #C6D8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d8bb; }
.text { color: #c6d8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 216 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d8bb, #bbd8be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6D8BB?: #C6D8BB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D8BB?: The RGB value is 198, 216, 187: 198 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D8BB?: The complementary color is #CDBBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.