What color is #C6BDBD?

#C6BDBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BDBD?

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

What is the complementary color of #C6BDBD?

The complementary color is #BDC6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BDBD color

#C6BDBD rgb(198, 189, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BDBD is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#C6BDBD color codes

HEX	`#C6BDBD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 189, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, 3.16, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 3.35, 19.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.67, 52.075, 55.516)`
Decimal	`13024701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BDBD, 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 #C6BDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #C6BDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bdbd; }
.text { color: #c6bdbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bdbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 189 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bdbd, #c6c2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6BDBD?: #C6BDBD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BDBD?: The RGB value is 198, 189, 189: 198 red, 189 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BDBD?: The complementary color is #BDC6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.