What color is #C6B5AD?

#C6B5AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B5AD?

The RGB value is 198, 181, 173: 198 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B5AD?

The complementary color is #ADBEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B5AD color

#C6B5AD rgb(198, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B5AD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (198, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#C6B5AD color codes

HEX	`#C6B5AD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, 4.7, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 7.83, 53.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.355, 48.072, 46.311)`
Decimal	`13022637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B5AD, 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 #C6B5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #C6B5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b5ad; }
.text { color: #c6b5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b5ad, #c6c2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6B5AD?: #C6B5AD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B5AD?: The RGB value is 198, 181, 173: 198 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B5AD?: The complementary color is #ADBEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.