What color is #C6A5B5?

#C6A5B5 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 #C6A5B5?

The RGB value is 198, 165, 181: 198 red, 165 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A5B5?

The complementary color is #A5C6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A5B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A5B5 color

#C6A5B5 rgb(198, 165, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6A5B5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 64.7% green and 71% blue (198, 165, 181).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#C6A5B5 color codes

HEX	`#C6A5B5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 165, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 64.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, 14.74, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 15.2, 345.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.084, 42.253, 49.488)`
Decimal	`13018549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A5B5, 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 #C6A5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A5B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #C6A5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a5b5; }
.text { color: #c6a5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 165 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a5b5, #c6a5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6A5B5?: #C6A5B5 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 #C6A5B5?: The RGB value is 198, 165, 181: 198 red, 165 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A5B5?: The complementary color is #A5C6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A5B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.