What color is #C6C8CD?

#C6C8CD is a light gray, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6C8CD?

The RGB value is 198, 200, 205: 198 red, 200 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C8CD?

The complementary color is #CDCBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C8CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C8CD color

#C6C8CD rgb(198, 200, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C8CD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.4% green and 80.4% blue (198, 200, 205).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 7% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#C6C8CD color codes

HEX	`#C6C8CD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 200, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 78.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 7%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.58, 0.25, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.58, 2.74, 275.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.96, 57.722, 65.992)`
Decimal	`13027533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C8CD, 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 #C6C8CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C8CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #C6C8CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c8cd; }
.text { color: #c6c8cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c8cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 200 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c8cd, #c8c6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C6C8CD?: #C6C8CD is a light gray, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6C8CD?: The RGB value is 198, 200, 205: 198 red, 200 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C8CD?: The complementary color is #CDCBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C8CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.