What color is #C3A19C?

#C3A19C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A19C?

The RGB value is 195, 161, 156: 195 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A19C?

The complementary color is #9CBEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A19C color

#C3A19C rgb(195, 161, 156)

Shades of red

The hex color #C3A19C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.1% green and 61.2% blue (195, 161, 156).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#C3A19C color codes

HEX	`#C3A19C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 161, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 11.72, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 13.81, 31.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.251, 39.494, 36.896)`
Decimal	`12820892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A19C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3A19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3A19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a19c; }
.text { color: #c3a19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 161 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a19c, #c3b49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C3A19C?: #C3A19C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A19C?: The RGB value is 195, 161, 156: 195 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A19C?: The complementary color is #9CBEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.