What color is #C6E8AF?

#C6E8AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E8AF?

The RGB value is 198, 232, 175: 198 red, 232 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E8AF?

The complementary color is #D1AFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E8AF color

#C6E8AF rgb(198, 232, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6E8AF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 91% green and 68.6% blue (198, 232, 175).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#C6E8AF color codes

HEX	`#C6E8AF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 232, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 91%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, -21.19, 24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 32.13, 131.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.882, 72.813, 51.449)`
Decimal	`13035695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E8AF, 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 #C6E8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #C6E8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e8af; }
.text { color: #c6e8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 232 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e8af, #afe8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6E8AF?: #C6E8AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E8AF?: The RGB value is 198, 232, 175: 198 red, 232 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E8AF?: The complementary color is #D1AFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.