What color is #C6C9B2?

#C6C9B2 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 #C6C9B2?

The RGB value is 198, 201, 178: 198 red, 201 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6C9B2?

The complementary color is #B5B2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6C9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6C9B2 color

#C6C9B2 rgb(198, 201, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6C9B2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.8% green and 69.8% blue (198, 201, 178).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#C6C9B2 color codes

HEX	`#C6C9B2`
RGB	`rgb(198, 201, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 78.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -5.06, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 12.25, 114.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.21, 56.994, 50.361)`
Decimal	`13027762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6C9B2, 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 #C6C9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6C9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #C6C9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6c9b2; }
.text { color: #c6c9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6c9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 201 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6c9b2, #bbc9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6C9B2?: #C6C9B2 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 #C6C9B2?: The RGB value is 198, 201, 178: 198 red, 201 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6C9B2?: The complementary color is #B5B2C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6C9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.