What color is #C6C6B3?

#C6C6B3 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 #C6C6B3?

The RGB value is 198, 198, 179: 198 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C6B3?

The complementary color is #B3B3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C6B3 color

#C6C6B3 rgb(198, 198, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C6B3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 77.6% green and 70.2% blue (198, 198, 179).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#C6C6B3 color codes

HEX	`#C6C6B3`
RGB	`rgb(198, 198, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 77.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.41, -3.33, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.41, 10.09, 109.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.618, 55.649, 50.661)`
Decimal	`13026995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C6B3, 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 #C6C6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #C6C6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c6b3; }
.text { color: #c6c6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 198 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c6b3, #bdc6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C6B3?: #C6C6B3 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 #C6C6B3?: The RGB value is 198, 198, 179: 198 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C6B3?: The complementary color is #B3B3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.