What color is #C6CBB4?

#C6CBB4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CBB4?

The RGB value is 198, 203, 180: 198 red, 203 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CBB4?

The complementary color is #B9B4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CBB4 color

#C6CBB4 rgb(198, 203, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CBB4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 79.6% green and 70.6% blue (198, 203, 180).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#C6CBB4 color codes

HEX	`#C6CBB4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 203, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 79.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, -5.77, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 12.33, 117.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.882, 58.013, 51.583)`
Decimal	`13028276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CBB4, 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 #C6CBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #C6CBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cbb4; }
.text { color: #c6cbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 203 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cbb4, #bbcbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C6CBB4?: #C6CBB4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CBB4?: The RGB value is 198, 203, 180: 198 red, 203 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CBB4?: The complementary color is #B9B4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.