What color is #C6C6BD?

#C6C6BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C6BD?

The RGB value is 198, 198, 189: 198 red, 198 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C6BD?

The complementary color is #BDBDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C6BD color

#C6C6BD rgb(198, 198, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C6BD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 77.6% green and 74.1% blue (198, 198, 189).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#C6C6BD color codes

HEX	`#C6C6BD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 198, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 77.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, -1.62, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 4.79, 109.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.667, 56.068, 56.182)`
Decimal	`13027005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C6BD, 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 #C6C6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #C6C6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c6bd; }
.text { color: #c6c6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 198 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c6bd, #c2c6bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6C6BD?: #C6C6BD is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C6BD?: The RGB value is 198, 198, 189: 198 red, 198 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C6BD?: The complementary color is #BDBDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.