What color is #C6C3CE?

#C6C3CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C3CE?

The RGB value is 198, 195, 206: 198 red, 195 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C3CE?

The complementary color is #CBCEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C3CE color

#C6C3CE rgb(198, 195, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C3CE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.5% green and 80.8% blue (198, 195, 206).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#C6C3CE color codes

HEX	`#C6C3CE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 195, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, 3.09, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 5.98, 301.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.942, 55.492, 66.25)`
Decimal	`13026254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C3CE, 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 #C6C3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #C6C3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c3ce; }
.text { color: #c6c3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 195 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c3ce, #ccc3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6C3CE?: #C6C3CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C3CE?: The RGB value is 198, 195, 206: 198 red, 195 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C3CE?: The complementary color is #CBCEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.