What color is #C6BFA8?

#C6BFA8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BFA8?

The RGB value is 198, 191, 168: 198 red, 191 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BFA8?

The complementary color is #A8AFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BFA8?

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.

#C6BFA8 color

#C6BFA8 rgb(198, 191, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BFA8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.9% green and 65.9% blue (198, 191, 168).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C6BFA8 color codes

HEX	`#C6BFA8`
RGB	`rgb(198, 191, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.34, -1.44, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.34, 12.57, 96.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.987, 52.095, 44.513)`
Decimal	`13025192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BFA8, 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 #C6BFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BFA8 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 #C6BFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bfa8; }
.text { color: #c6bfa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bfa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 191 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bfa8, #bec6a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C6BFA8?: #C6BFA8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BFA8?: The RGB value is 198, 191, 168: 198 red, 191 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BFA8?: The complementary color is #A8AFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BFA8?: 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.