What color is #C6EEC9?

#C6EEC9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6EEC9?

The RGB value is 198, 238, 201: 198 red, 238 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6EEC9?

The complementary color is #EEC6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6EEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6EEC9 color

#C6EEC9 rgb(198, 238, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6EEC9 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 93.3% green and 78.8% blue (198, 238, 201).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 54% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#C6EEC9 color codes

HEX	`#C6EEC9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 238, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 93.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 54%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.49, -19.85, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.49, 24.11, 145.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.403, 77.37, 66.788)`
Decimal	`13037257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6EEC9, 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 #C6EEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6EEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	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 #C6EEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6eec9; }
.text { color: #c6eec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6eec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 238 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6eec9, #c6eedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6EEC9?: #C6EEC9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6EEC9?: The RGB value is 198, 238, 201: 198 red, 238 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6EEC9?: The complementary color is #EEC6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6EEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.