What color is #C6B0BE?

#C6B0BE 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 #C6B0BE?

The RGB value is 198, 176, 190: 198 red, 176 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B0BE?

The complementary color is #B0C6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B0BE color

#C6B0BE rgb(198, 176, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B0BE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 69% green and 74.5% blue (198, 176, 190).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 16% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#C6B0BE color codes

HEX	`#C6B0BE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 176, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 69%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 16%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.05, 10.34, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.05, 11.17, 337.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.107, 46.775, 55.199)`
Decimal	`13021374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B0BE, 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 #C6B0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #C6B0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b0be; }
.text { color: #c6b0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 176 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b0be, #c6b0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C6B0BE?: #C6B0BE 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 #C6B0BE?: The RGB value is 198, 176, 190: 198 red, 176 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B0BE?: The complementary color is #B0C6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.