What color is #C6AAB1?

#C6AAB1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6AAB1?

The RGB value is 198, 170, 177: 198 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6AAB1?

The complementary color is #AAC6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6AAB1 color

#C6AAB1 rgb(198, 170, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6AAB1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (198, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#C6AAB1 color codes

HEX	`#C6AAB1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, 11.32, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 11.32, 0.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.599, 43.931, 47.664)`
Decimal	`13019825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6AAB1, 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 #C6AAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #C6AAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6aab1; }
.text { color: #c6aab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6aab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6aab1, #c6b1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6AAB1?: #C6AAB1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6AAB1?: The RGB value is 198, 170, 177: 198 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6AAB1?: The complementary color is #AAC6BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.