What color is #C6CECE?

#C6CECE 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 #C6CECE?

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

What is the complementary color of #C6CECE?

The complementary color is #CEC6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CECE color

#C6CECE rgb(198, 206, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CECE is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, 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 13.12:1).

#C6CECE color codes

HEX	`#C6CECE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 206, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, -2.72, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 2.88, 199.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.498, 60.604, 67.102)`
Decimal	`13029070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CECE, 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 #C6CECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #C6CECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cece; }
.text { color: #c6cece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 206 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cece, #c6cace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CECE?: #C6CECE 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 #C6CECE?: The RGB value is 198, 206, 206: 198 red, 206 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CECE?: The complementary color is #CEC6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.