What color is #C6B8BC?

#C6B8BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B8BC?

The RGB value is 198, 184, 188: 198 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B8BC?

The complementary color is #B8C6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B8BC color

#C6B8BC rgb(198, 184, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B8BC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (198, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#C6B8BC color codes

HEX	`#C6B8BC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, 5.66, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 5.66, 357.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.505, 49.918, 54.594)`
Decimal	`13023420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B8BC, 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 #C6B8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #C6B8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b8bc; }
.text { color: #c6b8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b8bc, #c6bbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C6B8BC?: #C6B8BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B8BC?: The RGB value is 198, 184, 188: 198 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B8BC?: The complementary color is #B8C6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.