What color is #C6A8BE?

#C6A8BE 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 #C6A8BE?

The RGB value is 198, 168, 190: 198 red, 168 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A8BE?

The complementary color is #A8C6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A8BE color

#C6A8BE rgb(198, 168, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6A8BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 65.9% green and 74.5% blue (198, 168, 190).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#C6A8BE color codes

HEX	`#C6A8BE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 168, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 65.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, 14.7, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 16.36, 333.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.585, 43.73, 54.692)`
Decimal	`13019326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A8BE, 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 #C6A8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #C6A8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a8be; }
.text { color: #c6a8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 168 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a8be, #c6a8af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6A8BE?: #C6A8BE 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 #C6A8BE?: The RGB value is 198, 168, 190: 198 red, 168 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A8BE?: The complementary color is #A8C6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.