What color is #C6DCD2?

#C6DCD2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6DCD2?

The RGB value is 198, 220, 210: 198 red, 220 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DCD2?

The complementary color is #DCC6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DCD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DCD2 color

#C6DCD2 rgb(198, 220, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6DCD2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 86.3% green and 82.4% blue (198, 220, 210).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#C6DCD2 color codes

HEX	`#C6DCD2`
RGB	`rgb(198, 220, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 86.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.93, -9.21, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.93, 9.52, 165.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.512, 67.844, 70.867)`
Decimal	`13032658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DCD2, 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 #C6DCD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DCD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #C6DCD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dcd2; }
.text { color: #c6dcd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dcd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 220 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dcd2, #c6dbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6DCD2?: #C6DCD2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6DCD2?: The RGB value is 198, 220, 210: 198 red, 220 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DCD2?: The complementary color is #DCC6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DCD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.