What color is #C6B3AB?

#C6B3AB 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 #C6B3AB?

The RGB value is 198, 179, 171: 198 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B3AB?

The complementary color is #ABBEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B3AB color

#C6B3AB rgb(198, 179, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B3AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 70.2% green and 67.1% blue (198, 179, 171).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 19% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#C6B3AB color codes

HEX	`#C6B3AB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 179, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 70.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.31, 5.45, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.31, 8.52, 50.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.759, 47.187, 45.165)`
Decimal	`13022123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B3AB, 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 #C6B3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #C6B3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b3ab; }
.text { color: #c6b3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 179 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b3ab, #c6c0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6B3AB?: #C6B3AB 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 #C6B3AB?: The RGB value is 198, 179, 171: 198 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B3AB?: The complementary color is #ABBEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.