What color is #C7DCA0?

#C7DCA0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DCA0?

The RGB value is 199, 220, 160: 199 red, 220 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DCA0?

The complementary color is #B5A0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DCA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DCA0 color

#C7DCA0 rgb(199, 220, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DCA0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.3% green and 62.7% blue (199, 220, 160).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 46% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#C7DCA0 color codes

HEX	`#C7DCA0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 220, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 46%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 27%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, -17.14, 27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 32.18, 122.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.491, 65.866, 43.041)`
Decimal	`13098144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DCA0, 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 #C7DCA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DCA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #C7DCA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dca0; }
.text { color: #c7dca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 220 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dca0, #a9dca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7DCA0?: #C7DCA0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DCA0?: The RGB value is 199, 220, 160: 199 red, 220 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DCA0?: The complementary color is #B5A0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DCA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.