What color is #C6AEA4?

#C6AEA4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6AEA4?

The RGB value is 198, 174, 164: 198 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6AEA4?

The complementary color is #A4BCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6AEA4 color

#C6AEA4 rgb(198, 174, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6AEA4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 68.2% green and 64.3% blue (198, 174, 164).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#C6AEA4 color codes

HEX	`#C6AEA4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 174, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 68.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, 7.02, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 10.88, 49.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.125, 44.959, 41.416)`
Decimal	`13020836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6AEA4, 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 #C6AEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #C6AEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6aea4; }
.text { color: #c6aea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6aea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 174 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6aea4, #c6bfa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6AEA4?: #C6AEA4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6AEA4?: The RGB value is 198, 174, 164: 198 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6AEA4?: The complementary color is #A4BCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.