What color is #C6CEBE?

#C6CEBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CEBE?

The RGB value is 198, 206, 190: 198 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CEBE?

The complementary color is #C6BECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CEBE color

#C6CEBE rgb(198, 206, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CEBE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.8% green and 74.5% blue (198, 206, 190).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#C6CEBE color codes

HEX	`#C6CEBE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 206, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.77, -5.62, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.77, 8.99, 128.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.653, 59.866, 57.381)`
Decimal	`13029054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CEBE, 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 #C6CEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #C6CEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cebe; }
.text { color: #c6cebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 206 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cebe, #becebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CEBE?: #C6CEBE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CEBE?: The RGB value is 198, 206, 190: 198 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CEBE?: The complementary color is #C6BECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.