What color is #C6CECD?

#C6CECD is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CECD?

The RGB value is 198, 206, 205: 198 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CECD?

The complementary color is #CEC6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CECD color

#C6CECD rgb(198, 206, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CECD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (198, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 8% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#C6CECD color codes

HEX	`#C6CECD`
RGB	`rgb(198, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, -2.91, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 2.94, 188.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.377, 60.556, 66.464)`
Decimal	`13029069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CECD, 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 #C6CECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #C6CECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cecd; }
.text { color: #c6cecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cecd, #c6cbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CECD?: #C6CECD is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CECD?: The RGB value is 198, 206, 205: 198 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CECD?: The complementary color is #CEC6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.