What color is #C6A6BC?

#C6A6BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A6BC?

The RGB value is 198, 166, 188: 198 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A6BC?

The complementary color is #A6C6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A6BC color

#C6A6BC rgb(198, 166, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6A6BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.1% green and 73.7% blue (198, 166, 188).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% 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 9.58:1).

#C6A6BC color codes

HEX	`#C6A6BC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 166, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, 15.44, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 16.91, 335.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.001, 42.91, 53.426)`
Decimal	`13018812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A6BC, 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 #C6A6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #C6A6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a6bc; }
.text { color: #c6a6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 166 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a6bc, #c6a6ac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6A6BC?: #C6A6BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A6BC?: The RGB value is 198, 166, 188: 198 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A6BC?: The complementary color is #A6C6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.