What color is #C6A7AF?

#C6A7AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A7AF?

The RGB value is 198, 167, 175: 198 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A7AF?

The complementary color is #A7C6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A7AF color

#C6A7AF rgb(198, 167, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6A7AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.5% green and 68.6% blue (198, 167, 175).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#C6A7AF color codes

HEX	`#C6A7AF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 167, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, 12.62, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 12.62, 0.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.845, 42.74, 46.436)`
Decimal	`13019055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A7AF, 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 #C6A7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #C6A7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a7af; }
.text { color: #c6a7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 167 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a7af, #c6aea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6A7AF?: #C6A7AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A7AF?: The RGB value is 198, 167, 175: 198 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A7AF?: The complementary color is #A7C6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.