What color is #C6FFAF?

#C6FFAF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6FFAF?

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

What is the complementary color of #C6FFAF?

The complementary color is #E8AFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6FFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6FFAF color

#C6FFAF rgb(198, 255, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6FFAF is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 100% green and 68.6% blue (198, 255, 175).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#C6FFAF color codes

HEX	`#C6FFAF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 255, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 100%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.58, -32.11, 32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.58, 45.75, 134.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.785, 86.619, 53.75)`
Decimal	`13041583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6FFAF, 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 #C6FFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6FFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	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 #C6FFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ffaf; }
.text { color: #c6ffaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ffaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 255 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ffaf, #afffc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #C6FFAF?: #C6FFAF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6FFAF?: The RGB value is 198, 255, 175: 198 red, 255 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6FFAF?: The complementary color is #E8AFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6FFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.