What color is #C6BACC?

#C6BACC 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 #C6BACC?

The RGB value is 198, 186, 204: 198 red, 186 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BACC?

The complementary color is #C0CCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BACC color

#C6BACC rgb(198, 186, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BACC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 72.9% green and 80% blue (198, 186, 204).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#C6BACC color codes

HEX	`#C6BACC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 186, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 72.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.97, 7.53, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.97, 10.65, 315.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.745, 51.483, 64.326)`
Decimal	`13023948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BACC, 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 #C6BACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #C6BACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bacc; }
.text { color: #c6bacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 186 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bacc, #ccbac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C6BACC?: #C6BACC 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 #C6BACC?: The RGB value is 198, 186, 204: 198 red, 186 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BACC?: The complementary color is #C0CCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.