What color is #C6E2A6?

#C6E2A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E2A6?

The RGB value is 198, 226, 166: 198 red, 226 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E2A6?

The complementary color is #C2A6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E2A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E2A6 color

#C6E2A6 rgb(198, 226, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E2A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 88.6% green and 65.1% blue (198, 226, 166).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 51% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#C6E2A6 color codes

HEX	`#C6E2A6`
RGB	`rgb(198, 226, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 88.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 51%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 27%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, -19.6, 26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 32.85, 126.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.367, 69.151, 46.394)`
Decimal	`13034150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E2A6, 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 #C6E2A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E2A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #C6E2A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e2a6; }
.text { color: #c6e2a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e2a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 226 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e2a6, #a8e2a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6E2A6?: #C6E2A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E2A6?: The RGB value is 198, 226, 166: 198 red, 226 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E2A6?: The complementary color is #C2A6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E2A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.