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#C6CCCA Where There Is Smoke

#C6CCCA is a light gray named Where There Is Smoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.0% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(198, 204, 202)). Its HSL value is 160° hue, 6% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #C6CCCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.89:1.

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Variations of #C6CCCA

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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#C6CCCA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C6CCCACCC6C8
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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.

C6CCCACAC6CCCCCAC6
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Tetradic

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

C6CCCAC6C8CCCCC6C8CCCAC6
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C6CCCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C6CCCA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CACACA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCCBCA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CACBCA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9CBCA
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5CCCB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5CCCB
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CBCA

#C6CCCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#C6CCCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.89:1 Super#C6CCCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C6CCCA in CSS

/* Where There Is Smoke */
.color { color: #C6CCCA; }
.background { background-color: #C6CCCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C6CCCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(198 204 202);
color: hsl(160 6% 79%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.007 174.3);

#C6CCCA FAQ

What color is #C6CCCA?

#C6CCCA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C6CCCA?

#C6CCCA is rgb(198, 204, 202) in RGB, hsl(160, 6%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C6CCCA?

The complementary color of #C6CCCA is #CCC6C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C6CCCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C6CCCA: 12.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C6CCCA a warm or cool color?

#C6CCCA is a neutral color.