What color is #C6DACC?

#C6DACC 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 #C6DACC?

The RGB value is 198, 218, 204: 198 red, 218 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DACC?

The complementary color is #DAC6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DACC color

#C6DACC rgb(198, 218, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6DACC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 85.5% green and 80% blue (198, 218, 204).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#C6DACC color codes

HEX	`#C6DACC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 218, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 85.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.25, -9.3, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.25, 10.38, 153.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.257, 66.507, 66.83)`
Decimal	`13032140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DACC, 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 #C6DACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #C6DACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dacc; }
.text { color: #c6dacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 218 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dacc, #c6dad6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6DACC?: #C6DACC 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 #C6DACC?: The RGB value is 198, 218, 204: 198 red, 218 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DACC?: The complementary color is #DAC6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.