What color is #C6C8B4?

#C6C8B4 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 #C6C8B4?

The RGB value is 198, 200, 180: 198 red, 200 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C8B4?

The complementary color is #B6B4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C8B4 color

#C6C8B4 rgb(198, 200, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C8B4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.4% green and 70.6% blue (198, 200, 180).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#C6C8B4 color codes

HEX	`#C6C8B4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 200, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 78.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, -4.21, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 10.64, 113.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.18, 56.61, 51.349)`
Decimal	`13027508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C8B4, 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 #C6C8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #C6C8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c8b4; }
.text { color: #c6c8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 200 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c8b4, #bcc8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C8B4?: #C6C8B4 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 #C6C8B4?: The RGB value is 198, 200, 180: 198 red, 200 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C8B4?: The complementary color is #B6B4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.