What color is #C6BFBA?

#C6BFBA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BFBA?

The RGB value is 198, 191, 186: 198 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BFBA?

The complementary color is #BAC1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BFBA color

#C6BFBA rgb(198, 191, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BFBA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (198, 191, 186).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#C6BFBA color codes

HEX	`#C6BFBA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 191, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.76, 1.56, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.76, 3.73, 65.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.781, 52.813, 53.964)`
Decimal	`13025210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BFBA, 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 #C6BFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #C6BFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bfba; }
.text { color: #c6bfba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bfba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 191 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bfba, #c6c5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6BFBA?: #C6BFBA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BFBA?: The RGB value is 198, 191, 186: 198 red, 191 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BFBA?: The complementary color is #BAC1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.