What color is #C6C8CF?

#C6C8CF is a light, grayish blue known as Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Herring Silver?

The RGB value is 198, 200, 207: 198 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Herring Silver?

The complementary color is #CFCDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Herring Silver color: hex code #C6C8CF

#C6C8CF rgb(198, 200, 207)

Shades of gray

Herring Silver has the hex code #C6C8CF. It is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.4% green and 81.2% blue (198, 200, 207).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

Herring Silver (#C6C8CF) color codes

HEX	`#C6C8CF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 200, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 78.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.64, 0.63, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.64, 3.78, 279.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.203, 57.819, 67.271)`
Decimal	`13027535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Herring Silver, 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 #C6C8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #C6C8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c8cf; }
.text { color: #c6c8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 200 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c8cf, #c9c6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #C6C8CF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C6C8CF?: #C6C8CF is a light, grayish blue known as Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Herring Silver?: The RGB value is 198, 200, 207: 198 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Herring Silver?: The complementary color is #CFCDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.