What color is #C6BDAF?

#C6BDAF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BDAF?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 175: 198 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BDAF?

The complementary color is #AFB8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BDAF?

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.

#C6BDAF color

#C6BDAF rgb(198, 189, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BDAF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 68.6% blue (198, 189, 175).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is City Dweller (#C0B9AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C6BDAF color codes

HEX	`#C6BDAF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, 0.76, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 8.24, 84.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.223, 51.497, 47.896)`
Decimal	`13024687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BDAF, 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 #C6BDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BDAF 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 #C6BDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bdaf; }
.text { color: #c6bdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bdaf, #c3c6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C6BDAF?: #C6BDAF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color City Dweller. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BDAF?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 175: 198 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BDAF?: The complementary color is #AFB8C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BDAF?: 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.