What color is #C6BECB?

#C6BECB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BECB?

The RGB value is 198, 190, 203: 198 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BECB?

The complementary color is #C3CBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BECB color

#C6BECB rgb(198, 190, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BECB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.5% green and 79.6% blue (198, 190, 203).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#C6BECB color codes

HEX	`#C6BECB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 190, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.96, 5.19, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.96, 7.58, 313.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.48, 53.145, 63.982)`
Decimal	`13024971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BECB, 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 #C6BECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #C6BECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6becb; }
.text { color: #c6becb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6becb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 190 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6becb, #cbbeca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6BECB?: #C6BECB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BECB?: The RGB value is 198, 190, 203: 198 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BECB?: The complementary color is #C3CBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.