Sand
#C6B9C6 · Sand
#C6B9C6 is Sand, a balanced magenta color. It has an RGB value of 198, 185, 198 and a relative luminance of 0.508, making it a light surface.
Temperature
◐ Balanced
Hue family
magenta
Luminance
0.51
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
1.88:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
11.16:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #C6B9C6?
#C6B9C6 is Sand, a balanced magenta color. In RGB it is 198, 185, 198, and in HSL it is 300°, 10%, 75%.
Is #C6B9C6 a light or dark color?
#C6B9C6 has a relative luminance of 0.508, so it reads as a light surface. Use dark text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #C6B9C6?
Its complementary color is #B9C6B9. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.