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#C6C8CF Herring Silver

#C6C8CF is a light gray named Herring Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 78.4% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(198, 200, 207)). Its HSL value is 227° hue, 9% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #C6C8CF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.56:1.

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Variations of #C6C8CF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C6C8CF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C6C8CF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C6C8CF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6C8CF
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C8CF
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C8CF
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6C8CF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6C8CF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4C9CA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5C8CD
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C8CA

#C6C8CF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#C6C8CF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.56:1 Super#C6C8CF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C6C8CF in CSS

/* Herring Silver */
.color { color: #C6C8CF; }
.background { background-color: #C6C8CF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C6C8CF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(198 200 207);
color: hsl(227 9% 79%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.010 273.3);

#C6C8CF FAQ

What color is #C6C8CF?

#C6C8CF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C6C8CF?

#C6C8CF is rgb(198, 200, 207) in RGB, hsl(227, 9%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C6C8CF?

The complementary color of #C6C8CF is #CFCDC6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C6C8CF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C6C8CF: 12.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C6C8CF a warm or cool color?

#C6C8CF is a neutral color.