What color is #C6C4AE?

#C6C4AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C4AE?

The RGB value is 198, 196, 174: 198 red, 196 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C4AE?

The complementary color is #AEB0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C4AE color

#C6C4AE rgb(198, 196, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C4AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.9% green and 68.2% blue (198, 196, 174).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#C6C4AE color codes

HEX	`#C6C4AE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 196, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -3.1, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 11.72, 105.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.668, 54.542, 47.895)`
Decimal	`13026478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C4AE, 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 #C6C4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #C6C4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c4ae; }
.text { color: #c6c4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 196 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c4ae, #bcc6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C4AE?: #C6C4AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C4AE?: The RGB value is 198, 196, 174: 198 red, 196 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C4AE?: The complementary color is #AEB0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.