What color is #C6A19B?

#C6A19B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A19B?

The RGB value is 198, 161, 155: 198 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A19B?

The complementary color is #9BC0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A19B color

#C6A19B rgb(198, 161, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C6A19B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 63.1% green and 60.8% blue (198, 161, 155).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#C6A19B color codes

HEX	`#C6A19B`
RGB	`rgb(198, 161, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 63.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 12.7, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 15.16, 33.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.95, 39.864, 36.489)`
Decimal	`13017499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A19B, 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 #C6A19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #C6A19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a19b; }
.text { color: #c6a19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 161 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a19b, #c6b79b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C6A19B?: #C6A19B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A19B?: The RGB value is 198, 161, 155: 198 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A19B?: The complementary color is #9BC0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.