Recognised as Colour
#C6BCBD
- #C6BCBD
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C6BCBD is a red with RGB values 198, 188, 189 and HSL 354°, 8%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C6BCBD#C6BCBD
HEX#C6BCBD
RGBrgb(198, 188, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7373, 0.7412
RGB percentages77.6%, 73.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(354, 8.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 5.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 4.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,445
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BCBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#394342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCC6C5
Analogous#C6BCC2, #C6C0BC
Triadic#BDC6BC, #BCBDC6
Split complementary#BCC6C0, #BCC2C6
Tetradic#C2C6BC, #BCC6C5, #C0BCC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G188
B189
Red198 (77.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)8.06%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BC · B BD
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