What color is #C6D3BE?

#C6D3BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D3BE?

The RGB value is 198, 211, 190: 198 red, 211 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D3BE?

The complementary color is #CBBED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D3BE color

#C6D3BE rgb(198, 211, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D3BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 82.7% green and 74.5% blue (198, 211, 190).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#C6D3BE color codes

HEX	`#C6D3BE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 211, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 82.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.08, -8.21, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.08, 12.1, 132.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.876, 62.312, 57.789)`
Decimal	`13030334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D3BE, 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 #C6D3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #C6D3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d3be; }
.text { color: #c6d3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 211 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d3be, #bed3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D3BE?: #C6D3BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D3BE?: The RGB value is 198, 211, 190: 198 red, 211 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D3BE?: The complementary color is #CBBED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.