What color is #C6CABC?

#C6CABC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CABC?

The RGB value is 198, 202, 188: 198 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CABC?

The complementary color is #C0BCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CABC color

#C6CABC rgb(198, 202, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CABC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 79.2% green and 73.7% blue (198, 202, 188).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#C6CABC color codes

HEX	`#C6CABC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 202, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 79.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, -3.89, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 7.58, 120.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.485, 57.878, 55.921)`
Decimal	`13028028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CABC, 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 #C6CABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #C6CABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cabc; }
.text { color: #c6cabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 202 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cabc, #bfcabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CABC?: #C6CABC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CABC?: The RGB value is 198, 202, 188: 198 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CABC?: The complementary color is #C0BCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.