Colour
#C6BDBB
- #C6BDBB
- Red
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#C6BDBB is a red with RGB values 198, 189, 187 and HSL 11°, 9%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#C6BDBB#C6BDBB
HEX#C6BDBB
RGBrgb(198, 189, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7412, 0.7333
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(10.9, 8.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 5.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 5.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,699
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BDBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#394244
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC4C6
Analogous#C6BBBE, #C6C3BB
Triadic#BBC6BD, #BDBBC6
Split complementary#BBC6C3, #BBBEC6
Tetradic#BEC6BB, #BBC4C6, #C3BBC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G189
B187
Red198 (77.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue10.91°
Saturation (HSL)8.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BD · B BB
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