What color is #C6B9C1?

#C6B9C1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6B9C1?

The RGB value is 198, 185, 193: 198 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6B9C1?

The complementary color is #B9C6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6B9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6B9C1 color

#C6B9C1 rgb(198, 185, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6B9C1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.5% green and 75.7% blue (198, 185, 193).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#C6B9C1 color codes

HEX	`#C6B9C1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 185, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.41, 6.02, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.41, 6.47, 338.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.262, 50.554, 57.552)`
Decimal	`13023681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6B9C1, 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 #C6B9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6B9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #C6B9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6b9c1; }
.text { color: #c6b9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6b9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 185 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6b9c1, #c6b9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6B9C1?: #C6B9C1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6B9C1?: The RGB value is 198, 185, 193: 198 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6B9C1?: The complementary color is #B9C6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6B9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.