What color is #C6CFC7?

#C6CFC7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CFC7?

The RGB value is 198, 207, 199: 198 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CFC7?

The complementary color is #CFC6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CFC7 color

#C6CFC7 rgb(198, 207, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CFC7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.2% green and 78% blue (198, 207, 199).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#C6CFC7 color codes

HEX	`#C6CFC7`
RGB	`rgb(198, 207, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -4.54, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 5.39, 147.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.908, 60.755, 62.803)`
Decimal	`13029319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CFC7, 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 #C6CFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #C6CFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cfc7; }
.text { color: #c6cfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 207 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cfc7, #c6cfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CFC7?: #C6CFC7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CFC7?: The RGB value is 198, 207, 199: 198 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CFC7?: The complementary color is #CFC6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.