What color is #C6E2D2?

#C6E2D2 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E2D2?

The RGB value is 198, 226, 210: 198 red, 226 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E2D2?

The complementary color is #E2C6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E2D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E2D2 color

#C6E2D2 rgb(198, 226, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E2D2 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 88.6% green and 82.4% blue (198, 226, 210).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% 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 15.21:1).

#C6E2D2 color codes

HEX	`#C6E2D2`
RGB	`rgb(198, 226, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 88.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.51, -12.26, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.51, 13.13, 159)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.115, 71.05, 71.402)`
Decimal	`13034194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E2D2, 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 #C6E2D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E2D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #C6E2D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e2d2; }
.text { color: #c6e2d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e2d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 226 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e2d2, #c6e2e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C6E2D2?: #C6E2D2 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E2D2?: The RGB value is 198, 226, 210: 198 red, 226 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E2D2?: The complementary color is #E2C6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E2D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.