What color is #C6A3B3?

#C6A3B3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A3B3?

The RGB value is 198, 163, 179: 198 red, 163 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A3B3?

The complementary color is #A3C6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A3B3 color

#C6A3B3 rgb(198, 163, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6A3B3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 63.9% green and 70.2% blue (198, 163, 179).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#C6A3B3 color codes

HEX	`#C6A3B3`
RGB	`rgb(198, 163, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 63.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, 15.49, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 15.86, 347.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.522, 41.456, 48.296)`
Decimal	`13018035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A3B3, 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 #C6A3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #C6A3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a3b3; }
.text { color: #c6a3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 163 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a3b3, #c6a5a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6A3B3?: #C6A3B3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A3B3?: The RGB value is 198, 163, 179: 198 red, 163 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A3B3?: The complementary color is #A3C6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.