What color is #C6E896?

#C6E896 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E896?

The RGB value is 198, 232, 150: 198 red, 232 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E896?

The complementary color is #B896E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E896 color

#C6E896 rgb(198, 232, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E896 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 91% green and 58.8% blue (198, 232, 150).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#C6E896 color codes

HEX	`#C6E896`
RGB	`rgb(198, 232, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 91%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 35%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, -24.73, 36.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 43.94, 124.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.65, 71.92, 39.693)`
Decimal	`13035670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E896, 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 #C6E896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #C6E896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e896; }
.text { color: #c6e896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 232 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e896, #9de896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6E896?: #C6E896 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E896?: The RGB value is 198, 232, 150: 198 red, 232 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E896?: The complementary color is #B896E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.