What color is #C6C2AC?

#C6C2AC 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 #C6C2AC?

The RGB value is 198, 194, 172: 198 red, 194 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C2AC?

The complementary color is #ACB0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C2AC?

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.

#C6C2AC color

#C6C2AC rgb(198, 194, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C2AC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.1% green and 67.5% blue (198, 194, 172).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C6C2AC color codes

HEX	`#C6C2AC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 194, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, -2.38, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 11.82, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.026, 53.568, 46.726)`
Decimal	`13025964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C2AC, 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 #C6C2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C2AC 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 #C6C2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c2ac; }
.text { color: #c6c2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 194 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c2ac, #bdc6ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C2AC?: #C6C2AC 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 #C6C2AC?: The RGB value is 198, 194, 172: 198 red, 194 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C2AC?: The complementary color is #ACB0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C2AC?: 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.