What color is #C6BFCE?

#C6BFCE 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 #C6BFCE?

The RGB value is 198, 191, 206: 198 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6BFCE?

The complementary color is #C7CEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6BFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6BFCE color

#C6BFCE rgb(198, 191, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6BFCE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 74.9% green and 80.8% blue (198, 191, 206).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 11.74:1).

#C6BFCE color codes

HEX	`#C6BFCE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 191, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 74.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.3, 5.23, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.3, 8.45, 308.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.058, 53.724, 65.955)`
Decimal	`13025230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6BFCE, 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 #C6BFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6BFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #C6BFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6bfce; }
.text { color: #c6bfce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6bfce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 191 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6bfce, #cebfce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C6BFCE?: #C6BFCE 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 #C6BFCE?: The RGB value is 198, 191, 206: 198 red, 191 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6BFCE?: The complementary color is #C7CEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6BFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.