What color is #C6BFC5?

#C6BFC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6BFC5?

The RGB value is 198, 191, 197: 198 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BFC5?

The complementary color is #BFC6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BFC5 color

#C6BFC5 rgb(198, 191, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BFC5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.9% green and 77.3% blue (198, 191, 197).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 6% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#C6BFC5 color codes

HEX	`#C6BFC5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 191, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 6%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.05, 3.54, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.05, 4.13, 328.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.996, 53.299, 60.361)`
Decimal	`13025221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BFC5, 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 #C6BFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #C6BFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bfc5; }
.text { color: #c6bfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 191 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bfc5, #c6bfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6BFC5?: #C6BFC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6BFC5?: The RGB value is 198, 191, 197: 198 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BFC5?: The complementary color is #BFC6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.