What color is #C6A79E?

#C6A79E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A79E?

The RGB value is 198, 167, 158: 198 red, 167 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A79E?

The complementary color is #9EBDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A79E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A79E color

#C6A79E rgb(198, 167, 158)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C6A79E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.5% green and 62% blue (198, 167, 158).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#C6A79E color codes

HEX	`#C6A79E`
RGB	`rgb(198, 167, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, 9.89, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 13.28, 41.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.279, 42.113, 38.19)`
Decimal	`13019038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A79E, 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 #C6A79E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A79E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #C6A79E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a79e; }
.text { color: #c6a79e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a79e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 167 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a79e, #c6bb9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C6A79E?: #C6A79E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A79E?: The RGB value is 198, 167, 158: 198 red, 167 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A79E?: The complementary color is #9EBDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A79E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.