What color is #C3A29F?

#C3A29F 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 #C3A29F?

The RGB value is 195, 162, 159: 195 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A29F?

The complementary color is #9FC0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A29F color

#C3A29F rgb(195, 162, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #C3A29F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (195, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 23% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#C3A29F color codes

HEX	`#C3A29F`
RGB	`rgb(195, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 23%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, 11.64, 6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 13.14, 27.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.684, 39.947, 38.309)`
Decimal	`12821151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A29F, 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 #C3A29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #C3A29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a29f; }
.text { color: #c3a29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a29f, #c3b49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C3A29F?: #C3A29F 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 #C3A29F?: The RGB value is 195, 162, 159: 195 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A29F?: The complementary color is #9FC0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.