What color is #C6BCB5?

#C6BCB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BCB5?

The RGB value is 198, 188, 181: 198 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BCB5?

The complementary color is #B5BFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BCB5 color

#C6BCB5 rgb(198, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BCB5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (198, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 13% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C6BCB5 color codes

HEX	`#C6BCB5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 13%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 2.3, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 5.32, 64.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.612, 51.309, 50.997)`
Decimal	`13024437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BCB5, 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 #C6BCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C6BCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bcb5; }
.text { color: #c6bcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bcb5, #c6c5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C6BCB5?: #C6BCB5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BCB5?: The RGB value is 198, 188, 181: 198 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BCB5?: The complementary color is #B5BFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.