#c6a6c6

Color #c6a6c6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a6c6

RGB

rgb(198, 166, 198)

HSL

hsl(300, 21.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 16.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 17.28, -11.96)

LCH

lch(71.8, 21.02, 325.31)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0574, 326.09)

HWB

hwb(300, 65.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6c6a6

Analogous

#b6a6c6

#c6a6c6

#c6a6b6

Triadic

#c6a6c6

#c6c6a6

#a6c6c6

Split-complementary

#c6a6c6

#b6c6a6

#a6c6b6

Tetradic

#c6a6c6

#c6a6a6

#a6c6a6

#a6c6c6

Square

#c6a6c6

#c6b6a6

#a6c6a6

#a6b6c6

Shades

Color #c6a6c6 mixed toward black.

#ae81ae

#945f94

#6f476f

#4a2f4a

#251825

Tints

Color #c6a6c6 mixed toward white.

#d0b5d0

#d9c4d9

#e3d3e3

#ece1ec

#f6f0f6

Tones

Color #c6a6c6 mixed toward gray.

#c3a9c3

#c1abc1

#beaebe

#bbb1bb

#b9b3b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9bf · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbdbd · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#c5b9b8 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a6c6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c6a6c6 (#c6a6c6) is rgb(198, 166, 198) in RGB.

No, #c6a6c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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