What color is #C6E0BC?

#C6E0BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E0BC?

The RGB value is 198, 224, 188: 198 red, 224 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E0BC?

The complementary color is #D6BCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E0BC color

#C6E0BC rgb(198, 224, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E0BC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 87.8% green and 73.7% blue (198, 224, 188).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#C6E0BC color codes

HEX	`#C6E0BC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 224, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 87.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, -15.15, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 21.16, 135.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.02, 68.947, 57.766)`
Decimal	`13033660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E0BC, 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 #C6E0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #C6E0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e0bc; }
.text { color: #c6e0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 224 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e0bc, #bce0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6E0BC?: #C6E0BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E0BC?: The RGB value is 198, 224, 188: 198 red, 224 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E0BC?: The complementary color is #D6BCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.