What color is #C6BEC9?

#C6BEC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BEC9?

The RGB value is 198, 190, 201: 198 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BEC9?

The complementary color is #C1C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BEC9 color

#C6BEC9 rgb(198, 190, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BEC9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (198, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#C6BEC9 color codes

HEX	`#C6BEC9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, 4.81, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 6.6, 316.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.243, 53.05, 62.734)`
Decimal	`13024969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BEC9, 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 #C6BEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #C6BEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bec9; }
.text { color: #c6bec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bec9, #c9bec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6BEC9?: #C6BEC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BEC9?: The RGB value is 198, 190, 201: 198 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BEC9?: The complementary color is #C1C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.