What color is #C6BABB?

#C6BABB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BABB?

The RGB value is 198, 186, 187: 198 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BABB?

The complementary color is #BAC6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BABB color

#C6BABB rgb(198, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BABB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (198, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#C6BABB color codes

HEX	`#C6BABB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, 4.41, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 4.52, 12.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.816, 50.712, 54.168)`
Decimal	`13023931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BABB, 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 #C6BABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #C6BABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6babb; }
.text { color: #c6babb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6babb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6babb, #c6bfba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6BABB?: #C6BABB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BABB?: The RGB value is 198, 186, 187: 198 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BABB?: The complementary color is #BAC6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.