What color is #C6C3A6?

#C6C3A6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C3A6?

The RGB value is 198, 195, 166: 198 red, 195 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C3A6?

The complementary color is #A6A9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C3A6 color

#C6C3A6 rgb(198, 195, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C6C3A6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.5% green and 65.1% blue (198, 195, 166).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#C6C3A6 color codes

HEX	`#C6C3A6`
RGB	`rgb(198, 195, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.34, -3.85, 14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.34, 15.46, 104.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.686, 53.79, 43.834)`
Decimal	`13026214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C3A6, 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 #C6C3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #C6C3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c3a6; }
.text { color: #c6c3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 195 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c3a6, #b9c6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C6C3A6?: #C6C3A6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C3A6?: The RGB value is 198, 195, 166: 198 red, 195 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C3A6?: The complementary color is #A6A9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.