What color is #C6A398?

#C6A398 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A398?

The RGB value is 198, 163, 152: 198 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A398?

The complementary color is #98BBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A398 color

#C6A398 rgb(198, 163, 152)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C6A398 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 63.9% green and 59.6% blue (198, 163, 152).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#C6A398 color codes

HEX	`#C6A398`
RGB	`rgb(198, 163, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 63.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.8, 11.16, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.8, 15.36, 43.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.054, 40.469, 35.296)`
Decimal	`13018008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A398, 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 #C6A398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #C6A398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a398; }
.text { color: #c6a398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 163 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a398, #c6ba98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C6A398?: #C6A398 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A398?: The RGB value is 198, 163, 152: 198 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A398?: The complementary color is #98BBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.