What color is #C6B2AA?

#C6B2AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B2AA?

The RGB value is 198, 178, 170: 198 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B2AA?

The complementary color is #AABEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B2AA?

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.

#C6B2AA color

#C6B2AA rgb(198, 178, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B2AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (198, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C6B2AA color codes

HEX	`#C6B2AA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, 5.82, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 8.87, 48.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.464, 46.75, 44.598)`
Decimal	`13021866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B2AA, 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 #C6B2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B2AA 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 #C6B2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b2aa; }
.text { color: #c6b2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b2aa, #c6c0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6B2AA?: #C6B2AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B2AA?: The RGB value is 198, 178, 170: 198 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B2AA?: The complementary color is #AABEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B2AA?: 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.