What color is #C6C4CB?

#C6C4CB is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C4CB?

The RGB value is 198, 196, 203: 198 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C4CB?

The complementary color is #C9CBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C4CB color

#C6C4CB rgb(198, 196, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C4CB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 76.9% green and 79.6% blue (198, 196, 203).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 6% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#C6C4CB color codes

HEX	`#C6C4CB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 196, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 76.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 6%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.5, 1.99, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.5, 3.81, 301.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.806, 55.797, 64.424)`
Decimal	`13026507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C4CB, 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 #C6C4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #C6C4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c4cb; }
.text { color: #c6c4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 196 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c4cb, #cac4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6C4CB?: #C6C4CB is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C4CB?: The RGB value is 198, 196, 203: 198 red, 196 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C4CB?: The complementary color is #C9CBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.