What color is #C6BEC7?

#C6BEC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BEC7?

The RGB value is 198, 190, 199: 198 red, 190 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BEC7?

The complementary color is #BFC7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BEC7 color

#C6BEC7 rgb(198, 190, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BEC7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.5% green and 78% blue (198, 190, 199).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#C6BEC7 color codes

HEX	`#C6BEC7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 190, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.85, 4.44, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.85, 5.67, 321.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.009, 52.956, 61.503)`
Decimal	`13024967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BEC7, 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 #C6BEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #C6BEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bec7; }
.text { color: #c6bec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 190 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bec7, #c7bec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6BEC7?: #C6BEC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BEC7?: The RGB value is 198, 190, 199: 198 red, 190 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BEC7?: The complementary color is #BFC7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.