What color is #C6B1B7?

#C6B1B7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B1B7?

The RGB value is 198, 177, 183: 198 red, 177 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B1B7?

The complementary color is #B1C6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B1B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B1B7 color

#C6B1B7 rgb(198, 177, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B1B7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 69.4% green and 71.8% blue (198, 177, 183).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#C6B1B7 color codes

HEX	`#C6B1B7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 177, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 69.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.11, 8.55, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.11, 8.56, 357.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.557, 46.87, 51.332)`
Decimal	`13021623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B1B7, 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 #C6B1B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B1B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #C6B1B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b1b7; }
.text { color: #c6b1b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b1b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 177 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b1b7, #c6b5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C6B1B7?: #C6B1B7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B1B7?: The RGB value is 198, 177, 183: 198 red, 177 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B1B7?: The complementary color is #B1C6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B1B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.