What color is #C6C4C4?

#C6C4C4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Explosive Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C4C4?

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

What is the complementary color of #C6C4C4?

The complementary color is #C4C6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C4C4 color

#C6C4C4 rgb(198, 196, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C4C4 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Explosive Gray (#C4C4C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#C6C4C4 color codes

HEX	`#C6C4C4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 196, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.31, 0.69, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.31, 0.73, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.991, 55.471, 60.129)`
Decimal	`13026500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C4C4, 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 #C6C4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #C6C4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c4c4; }
.text { color: #c6c4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 196 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c4c4, #c6c5c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C6C4C4?: #C6C4C4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Explosive Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C4C4?: The RGB value is 198, 196, 196: 198 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C4C4?: The complementary color is #C4C6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.