What color is #C6DACF?

#C6DACF 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 #C6DACF?

The RGB value is 198, 218, 207: 198 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DACF?

The complementary color is #DAC6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DACF color

#C6DACF rgb(198, 218, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6DACF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 85.5% green and 81.2% blue (198, 218, 207).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#C6DACF color codes

HEX	`#C6DACF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 218, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 85.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, -8.75, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 9.29, 160.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.62, 66.653, 68.744)`
Decimal	`13032143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DACF, 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 #C6DACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #C6DACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dacf; }
.text { color: #c6dacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 218 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dacf, #c6dad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6DACF?: #C6DACF 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 #C6DACF?: The RGB value is 198, 218, 207: 198 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DACF?: The complementary color is #DAC6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.