What color is #C6B7C7?

#C6B7C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B7C7?

The RGB value is 198, 183, 199: 198 red, 183 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B7C7?

The complementary color is #B8C7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B7C7 color

#C6B7C7 rgb(198, 183, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B7C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 71.8% green and 78% blue (198, 183, 199).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#C6B7C7 color codes

HEX	`#C6B7C7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 183, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 71.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, 8.21, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 10.25, 323.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.529, 49.997, 61.01)`
Decimal	`13023175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B7C7, 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 #C6B7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #C6B7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b7c7; }
.text { color: #c6b7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 183 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b7c7, #c7b7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C6B7C7?: #C6B7C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B7C7?: The RGB value is 198, 183, 199: 198 red, 183 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B7C7?: The complementary color is #B8C7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.