What color is #C6E5BA?

#C6E5BA 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 #C6E5BA?

The RGB value is 198, 229, 186: 198 red, 229 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E5BA?

The complementary color is #D9BAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E5BA color

#C6E5BA rgb(198, 229, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E5BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 89.8% green and 72.9% blue (198, 229, 186).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#C6E5BA color codes

HEX	`#C6E5BA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 229, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 89.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, -17.96, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 25.18, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.169, 71.589, 57.093)`
Decimal	`13034938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E5BA, 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 #C6E5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #C6E5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e5ba; }
.text { color: #c6e5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 229 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e5ba, #bae5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6E5BA?: #C6E5BA 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 #C6E5BA?: The RGB value is 198, 229, 186: 198 red, 229 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E5BA?: The complementary color is #D9BAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.