What color is #C6FFCC?

#C6FFCC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6FFCC?

The RGB value is 198, 255, 204: 198 red, 255 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6FFCC?

The complementary color is #FFC6F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6FFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6FFCC color

#C6FFCC rgb(198, 255, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #C6FFCC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 100% green and 80% blue (198, 255, 204).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Steam (#C1FDC9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#C6FFCC color codes

HEX	`#C6FFCC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 255, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 100%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.11, -27.52, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.11, 33.23, 145.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.945, 87.883, 70.393)`
Decimal	`13041612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6FFCC, 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 #C6FFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6FFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #C6FFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ffcc; }
.text { color: #c6ffcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ffcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 255 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ffcc, #c6ffe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C6FFCC?: #C6FFCC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6FFCC?: The RGB value is 198, 255, 204: 198 red, 255 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6FFCC?: The complementary color is #FFC6F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6FFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.