What color is #C6C1B9?

#C6C1B9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C1B9?

The RGB value is 198, 193, 185: 198 red, 193 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C1B9?

The complementary color is #B9BEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C1B9 color

#C6C1B9 rgb(198, 193, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C1B9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 75.7% green and 72.5% blue (198, 193, 185).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#C6C1B9 color codes

HEX	`#C6C1B9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 193, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 75.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.26, 0.33, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.26, 4.65, 85.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.115, 53.649, 53.552)`
Decimal	`13025721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C1B9, 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 #C6C1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #C6C1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c1b9; }
.text { color: #c6c1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 193 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c1b9, #c5c6b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6C1B9?: #C6C1B9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C1B9?: The RGB value is 198, 193, 185: 198 red, 193 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C1B9?: The complementary color is #B9BEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.