What color is #C6DACB?

#C6DACB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6DACB?

The RGB value is 198, 218, 203: 198 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DACB?

The complementary color is #DAC6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DACB color

#C6DACB rgb(198, 218, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6DACB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 85.5% green and 79.6% blue (198, 218, 203).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#C6DACB color codes

HEX	`#C6DACB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 218, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 85.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, -9.49, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 10.77, 151.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.137, 66.46, 66.201)`
Decimal	`13032139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DACB, 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 #C6DACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #C6DACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dacb; }
.text { color: #c6dacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 218 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dacb, #c6dad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6DACB?: #C6DACB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6DACB?: The RGB value is 198, 218, 203: 198 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DACB?: The complementary color is #DAC6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.