What color is #C6ABBD?

#C6ABBD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6ABBD?

The RGB value is 198, 171, 189: 198 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6ABBD?

The complementary color is #ABC6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6ABBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6ABBD color

#C6ABBD rgb(198, 171, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6ABBD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 67.1% green and 74.1% blue (198, 171, 189).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#C6ABBD color codes

HEX	`#C6ABBD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 171, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 67.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, 12.88, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 14.03, 336.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.036, 44.807, 54.305)`
Decimal	`13020093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6ABBD, 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 #C6ABBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6ABBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #C6ABBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6abbd; }
.text { color: #c6abbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6abbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 171 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6abbd, #c6abaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6ABBD?: #C6ABBD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6ABBD?: The RGB value is 198, 171, 189: 198 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6ABBD?: The complementary color is #ABC6B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6ABBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.