What color is #C8D9A7?

#C8D9A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D9A7?

The RGB value is 200, 217, 167: 200 red, 217 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D9A7?

The complementary color is #B8A7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D9A7 color

#C8D9A7 rgb(200, 217, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8D9A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.1% green and 65.5% blue (200, 217, 167).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 40% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#C8D9A7 color codes

HEX	`#C8D9A7`
RGB	`rgb(200, 217, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 85.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 40%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, -14.26, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 26.88, 122.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.607, 64.695, 46.11)`
Decimal	`13162919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D9A7, 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 #C8D9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #C8D9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d9a7; }
.text { color: #c8d9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 217 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d9a7, #afd9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C8D9A7?: #C8D9A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D9A7?: The RGB value is 200, 217, 167: 200 red, 217 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D9A7?: The complementary color is #B8A7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.