What color is #C6B1BD?

#C6B1BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B1BD?

The RGB value is 198, 177, 189: 198 red, 177 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B1BD?

The complementary color is #B1C6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B1BD color

#C6B1BD rgb(198, 177, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B1BD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 69.4% green and 74.1% blue (198, 177, 189).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#C6B1BD color codes

HEX	`#C6B1BD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 177, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 69.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, 9.62, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 10.18, 340.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.195, 47.125, 54.691)`
Decimal	`13021629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B1BD, 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 #C6B1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #C6B1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b1bd; }
.text { color: #c6b1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 177 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b1bd, #c6b1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C6B1BD?: #C6B1BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B1BD?: The RGB value is 198, 177, 189: 198 red, 177 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B1BD?: The complementary color is #B1C6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.