What color is #C6CED5?

#C6CED5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CED5?

The RGB value is 198, 206, 213: 198 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CED5?

The complementary color is #D5CDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CED5 color

#C6CED5 rgb(198, 206, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CED5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.8% green and 83.5% blue (198, 206, 213).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Memory Lane (#C7D1DB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#C6CED5 color codes

HEX	`#C6CED5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 206, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.35, -1.38, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.35, 4.62, 252.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.368, 60.952, 71.68)`
Decimal	`13029077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CED5, 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 #C6CED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #C6CED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ced5; }
.text { color: #c6ced5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ced5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 206 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ced5, #c6c7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CED5?: #C6CED5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CED5?: The RGB value is 198, 206, 213: 198 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CED5?: The complementary color is #D5CDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.