What color is #C6BBC5?

#C6BBC5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BBC5?

The RGB value is 198, 187, 197: 198 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BBC5?

The complementary color is #BBC6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BBC5 color

#C6BBC5 rgb(198, 187, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BBC5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.3% green and 77.3% blue (198, 187, 197).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#C6BBC5 color codes

HEX	`#C6BBC5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 187, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, 5.68, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 6.75, 327.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.136, 51.578, 60.074)`
Decimal	`13024197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BBC5, 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 #C6BBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #C6BBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bbc5; }
.text { color: #c6bbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 187 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bbc5, #c6bbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C6BBC5?: #C6BBC5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BBC5?: The RGB value is 198, 187, 197: 198 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BBC5?: The complementary color is #BBC6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.