What color is #C6D0C4?

#C6D0C4 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 #C6D0C4?

The RGB value is 198, 208, 196: 198 red, 208 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D0C4?

The complementary color is #CEC4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D0C4 color

#C6D0C4 rgb(198, 208, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D0C4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.6% green and 76.9% blue (198, 208, 196).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 11% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#C6D0C4 color codes

HEX	`#C6D0C4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 208, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 11%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.43, -5.6, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.43, 7.36, 139.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.807, 61.103, 61.068)`
Decimal	`13029572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D0C4, 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 #C6D0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #C6D0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d0c4; }
.text { color: #c6d0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 208 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d0c4, #c4d0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D0C4?: #C6D0C4 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 #C6D0C4?: The RGB value is 198, 208, 196: 198 red, 208 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D0C4?: The complementary color is #CEC4D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.