What color is #C6A8BA?

#C6A8BA 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 #C6A8BA?

The RGB value is 198, 168, 186: 198 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A8BA?

The complementary color is #A8C6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A8BA color

#C6A8BA rgb(198, 168, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6A8BA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.9% green and 72.9% blue (198, 168, 186).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#C6A8BA color codes

HEX	`#C6A8BA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 168, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, 13.98, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 14.9, 339.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.153, 43.557, 52.421)`
Decimal	`13019322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A8BA, 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 #C6A8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #C6A8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a8ba; }
.text { color: #c6a8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 168 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a8ba, #c6a8ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6A8BA?: #C6A8BA 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 #C6A8BA?: The RGB value is 198, 168, 186: 198 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A8BA?: The complementary color is #A8C6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.