What color is #C6BDB4?

#C6BDB4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BDB4?

The RGB value is 198, 189, 180: 198 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BDB4?

The complementary color is #B4BDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BDB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BDB4 color

#C6BDB4 rgb(198, 189, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BDB4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.1% green and 70.6% blue (198, 189, 180).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Kitty Kitty (#C7BDB3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#C6BDB4 color codes

HEX	`#C6BDB4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.1, 1.59, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.1, 5.89, 74.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.724, 51.697, 50.53)`
Decimal	`13024692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BDB4, 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 #C6BDB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BDB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #C6BDB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bdb4; }
.text { color: #c6bdb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bdb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bdb4, #c6c6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C6BDB4?: #C6BDB4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BDB4?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 180: 198 red, 189 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BDB4?: The complementary color is #B4BDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BDB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.