What color is #C6BEB1?

#C6BEB1 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 #C6BEB1?

The RGB value is 198, 190, 177: 198 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BEB1?

The complementary color is #B1B9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BEB1 color

#C6BEB1 rgb(198, 190, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BEB1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.5% green and 69.4% blue (198, 190, 177).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% 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 11.4:1).

#C6BEB1 color codes

HEX	`#C6BEB1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 190, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, 0.56, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 7.58, 85.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.637, 52.008, 49.01)`
Decimal	`13024945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BEB1, 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 #C6BEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #C6BEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6beb1; }
.text { color: #c6beb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6beb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 190 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6beb1, #c3c6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C6BEB1?: #C6BEB1 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 #C6BEB1?: The RGB value is 198, 190, 177: 198 red, 190 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BEB1?: The complementary color is #B1B9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.