What color is #C8DC95?

#C8DC95 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DC95?

The RGB value is 200, 220, 149: 200 red, 220 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DC95?

The complementary color is #A995DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DC95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DC95 color

#C8DC95 rgb(200, 220, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8DC95 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 86.3% green and 58.4% blue (200, 220, 149).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#C8DC95 color codes

HEX	`#C8DC95`
RGB	`rgb(200, 220, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 86.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.81, -18.28, 32.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.81, 37.5, 119.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.837, 65.636, 38.208)`
Decimal	`13163669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DC95, 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 #C8DC95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DC95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #C8DC95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dc95; }
.text { color: #c8dc95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dc95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 220 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dc95, #a5dc95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C8DC95?: #C8DC95 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DC95?: The RGB value is 200, 220, 149: 200 red, 220 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DC95?: The complementary color is #A995DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DC95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.