What color is #C6C2AB?

#C6C2AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C2AB?

The RGB value is 198, 194, 171: 198 red, 194 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C2AB?

The complementary color is #ABAFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C2AB color

#C6C2AB rgb(198, 194, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C2AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.1% green and 67.1% blue (198, 194, 171).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#C6C2AB color codes

HEX	`#C6C2AB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 194, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.19, -2.54, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.19, 12.34, 101.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.931, 53.53, 46.222)`
Decimal	`13025963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C2AB, 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 #C6C2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #C6C2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c2ab; }
.text { color: #c6c2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 194 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c2ab, #bcc6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C2AB?: #C6C2AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C2AB?: The RGB value is 198, 194, 171: 198 red, 194 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C2AB?: The complementary color is #ABAFC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.