What color is #C6ACBB?

#C6ACBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6ACBB?

The RGB value is 198, 172, 187: 198 red, 172 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6ACBB?

The complementary color is #ACC6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6ACBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6ACBB color

#C6ACBB rgb(198, 172, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6ACBB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 67.5% green and 73.3% blue (198, 172, 187).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#C6ACBB color codes

HEX	`#C6ACBB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 172, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 67.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, 11.98, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 12.69, 340.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.01, 45.1, 53.233)`
Decimal	`13020347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6ACBB, 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 #C6ACBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6ACBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #C6ACBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6acbb; }
.text { color: #c6acbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6acbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 172 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6acbb, #c6acae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6ACBB?: #C6ACBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6ACBB?: The RGB value is 198, 172, 187: 198 red, 172 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6ACBB?: The complementary color is #ACC6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6ACBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.