Colour
#C6BCBF
- #C6BCBF
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C6BCBF is a red with RGB values 198, 188, 191 and HSL 342°, 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
#C6BCBF#C6BCBF
HEX#C6BCBF
RGBrgb(198, 188, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7373, 0.749
RGB percentages77.6%, 73.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(342, 8.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 5.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 3.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,447
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BCBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#394340
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 text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCC6C3
Analogous#C6BCC4, #C6BEBC
Triadic#BFC6BC, #BCBFC6
Split complementary#BCC6BE, #BCC4C6
Tetradic#C4C6BC, #BCC6C3, #BEBCC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G188
B191
Red198 (77.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)8.06%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BC · B BF
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